Plant Details

Accepted name:: Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. arabicus (Jacq. ex Murray) Nyman [Asteraceae]
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Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies of:: Carduus pycnocephalus L.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
gualaghan	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
kharshoof	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
shauk al-jamal	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
جولجان	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
خرشوف	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
شوك الجمل	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Carduus australis L.f. Suppl. Pl.: 348 (1782).
Carduus arabicus Jacq. ex Murray in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 724 (1784).
Carduus arabicus subsp. marmoratus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kazmi Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 5: 450 (1964).
Carduus marmoratus Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 3: 43 (1856).
Carduus nikitinii Tamamsch. in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 28: 37, 600 (1963).
Carduus pycnocephalus var. arabicus (Jacq. ex Murray) Boiss. Fl. Orient. 3: 521 (1875).
Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. marmoratus (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.H.Davis Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33: 429 (1975).
Cnicus arabicus (Jacq. ex Murray) Roth Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 8: 8 (1794).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cardus australis L. fil.	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

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