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Dianthus giganteus

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Dianthus

Dianthus giganteus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Species:
D. giganteus
Binomial name
Dianthus giganteus
d'Urv.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Dianthus subgiganteus Borbás ex Formánek

Dianthus giganteus, the giant pink, is a species of pink native to Romania, the Balkan peninsula, and possibly nearby areas.[2] A perennial with flowerheads reaching 1 m, it is useful in gardening and landscaping applications where a backdrop of taller plants is needed. It is available from commercial suppliers, with the Royal Horticultural Society considering it to be a good plant to attract pollinators.[3]

Subspecies

A number of putative subspecies have been proposed:[4]

  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. banaticus (Heuff.) Tutin
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. croaticus (Borbás) Tutin
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus d'Urv.[5]
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. haynaldianus (Borbás) Tutin
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. italicus Tutin[6]
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. subgiganteus (Borbás ex Formánek) Hayek
  • Dianthus giganteus subsp. vandasii (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht.

References

  1. ↑ Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 301 (1822)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153381-1. 
  3. ↑ "Dianthus giganteus giant pink". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/49277/i-Dianthus-giganteus-i/Details. Retrieved 17 August 2020. 
  4. ↑ "Dianthus giganteus d'Urv.". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://legacy.tropicos.org/Name/50097373?tab=subordinatetaxa. Retrieved 17 August 2020. 
  5. ↑ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. giganteus d'Urv.". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/7267631. 
  6. ↑ "Dianthus giganteus subsp. italicus d'Urv.". GBIF Secretariat. https://www.gbif.org/species/7820103. "Synonym of Dianthus carthusianorum subsp. carthusianorum L., 1753" 

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