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Carthamus
Sign in to saveThe genus Carthamus, the distaff thistles, includes plants in the family Asteraceae. The group is native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. The flower has been used since ancient times in the Philippines, which it has been called kasubha by the Tagalog people.
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Carthamus is a genus of plants within the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the order Asterales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The genus is classified under the kingdom Plantae and is accepted as a valid taxon.
The native range of Carthamus includes Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, and Kirgizstan. Specimens have been recorded in the United States, Italy, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Spain. These records are held by institutions including CAS, MEL, NY, DAV, and IRVC.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit Färberdisteln als Pflanzengattung; zur namensgebenden Pflanzenart siehe Färberdistel. Die Färberdisteln (Carthamus) sind eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Korbblütler (Asteraceae). Das natürliche Verbreitungsgebiet der 14 bis 55 Arten der Gattung Carthamus reicht in der Alten Welt vom Mittelmeerraum bis nach Zentralasien.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 214
- With media
- 177
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- CAS, MEL, NY, DAV, IRVC, CDA
- Recorded in
- United States, Italy, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Spain, Ethiopia, Australia, AlgéRie
Research
1,348 papers- Carthamus tinctorius L.: A natural neuroprotective source for anti-Alzheimer's disease drugs.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2022
- The potential cutaneous benefits of Carthamus tinctorius oleosomes.Archives of dermatological research · 2023
- Multi-omics analysis reveals Angelica sinensis-Carthamus tinctorius herb pair ameliorates diabetic retinopathy comorbid with depressive symptoms via the gut-eye-brain axis.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2025
- Efficacy of Astragalus membranaceus-Carthamus tinctorius in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury: Insights from metabolomics and mass spectrometry imaging.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2024
- Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Carthamus tinctorius L.The American journal of Chinese medicine · 2016
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The genus Carthamus, the distaff thistles, includes plants in the family Asteraceae. The group is native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. The flower has been used since ancient times in the Philippines, which it has been called kasubha by the Tagalog people.
The best known species is the safflower (Carthamus tinctorius). Species
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