Type citation
Centaurea gayana J.Rémy in Gay (1849: 310). Type:—CHILE: Coquimbo Region, “cerros de la provincia de Coquimbo”, 1839, C. Gay 1005 (Holotype P 00703638!; isotype SGO 65358!).
Synonyms
References
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Penneckamp et al.
Penneckamp, , D , Chaura, R , Rojas, G. and Stuessy, T. 2020. Taxonomic notes on Plectocephalus (Centaurea) s.l., Centaureinae, Asteraceae) from Chile, including new combinations and synonyms. Phytotaxa 437(4) 227-246
Regions
Habitat
Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)
Distribution and habitat
Habita en la provincia de Huasco (28°18’ lat. S), entre los 0-10 msnm. Florece en octubre.