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Cloves
Dianthus japonicus

Dianthus japonicus

Systematics
Nuclear eudicotyledons
Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family : Carnation family (Caryophyllaceae)
Subfamily : Caryophylloideae
Tribe : Caryophylleae
Genre : Cloves
Scientific name
Dianthus
L.

The carnations ( Dianthus ) constitute a genus within the family of Caryophyllaceae (Caryophyllaceae). The 320 to 600 species occur in the temperate areas of the northern hemisphere .

description

Illustration of the Carthusian Carnation ( Dianthus carthusianorum )

Carnation species are usually perennial, rarely herbaceous ( Dianthus armeria ) or biennial plants . Small shrubs such as Dianthus fruticosus are rare . Sometimes the plants form cushions. Strong taproots and sometimes thin or strong rhizomes are formed. The upright to ascending, simple or branched stems are round or angular. The dichasial branching is typical for all carnation plants . The opposite leaves are simple. Petioles are present or absent. The narrow, parallel or mostly single-veined leaf blade is linear, lanceolate to ovate .

The flowers stand together individually or in groups in terminal, zymose or capillary inflorescences . The green to dry bracts are present in pairs or they are absent. At the base of the flowers there are one to three pairs of green to dry bracts that can be reduced to wide scales.

The hermaphrodite, radial symmetry flowers are five-fold with double perianth . The flowers of some species are fragrant. The five green to reddish sepals are fused with tubes at their base. The calyx tube ends in five calyx teeth with three to eight nerves each; the calyx teeth are shorter than the calyx tube. The mostly dry edges of the calyx teeth are red to white. Sometimes there is an outer cup . The five nailed flower petals are usually serrated, notched or slashed. The colors of the petals range from white to pink and red to purple; sometimes they are speckled or they are darker inside. In this genus there is never a secondary crown ; this distinguishes them from other related genera ( Silene ). The petals are often bearded in the corolla tube. There are two circles with five fertile stamens each. Nectaries are present at the base of the stamens. Two carpels have become a top permanent, single-chamber ovary grown with many ovules . The thin stamps with two or two-branched styluses are 0.7 to 6 mm long. A gynophore or carpophore is often formed. The scars are papillary.

Infructescence of Dianthus caryophyllus

The flower formula is:

The stalked capsule fruit standing upright in the calyx is egg-shaped to cylindrical and the "carpophor" is often still present. The capsule fruit opens at the tip with four teeth or short valves and contains 40 to over 100 seeds. The blackish-brown seeds have no wings or appendages.

distribution

Carnation species occur in the temperate areas of the northern hemisphere . The natural range mainly includes Eurasia (from the Balkans to Central Asia). A particularly large number of species occur in the Mediterranean area. There are few South African species. There are 14 species in China, one of which is unique to China. Two species are unique to Taiwan. Of the six species found in North America, only Dianthus repens is native to the region. In many parts of the world, some species are neophytes .

Systematics

The genus Dianthus was established in 1753 by Carl von Linné in Species Plantarum , 1, p. 409. Linnaeus recorded the blossoms and the scent of the carnations in the botanical generic name Dianthus , i. H. Zeus flower ( ancient Greek Διός diós , German 'God, Zeus' and ἄνθος anthos 'flower, blossom'). Synonyms for Dianthus L. are: Caryophyllus Mill. , Tunica Ludw.

The genus Dianthus belongs to the tribe Caryophylleae in the subfamily Caryophylloideae within the family of Caryophyllaceae .

Alpine Carnation ( Dianthus alpinus )
Sand carnation ( Dianthus arenarius )
Tufted Carnation ( Dianthus armeria )
Common blue carnation ( Dianthus barbatus )
Carnation ( Dianthus caryophyllus 'Mondrian')
Chinese carnation ( Dianthus chinensis )
Heath Carnation ( Dianthus deltoides )
Whiteclove ( Dianthus gratianopolitanus )
Habit and inflorescences of Dianthus hyssopifolius subsp. gallicus
Spring carnation ( Dianthus plumarius subsp. Regis-stephani )
Hainburger spring carnation ( Dianthus praecox subsp. Lumnitzeri )
Busch carnation ( Dianthus seguieri subsp. Glaber )
Late spring carnation ( Dianthus serotinus )
Dolomite Carnation ( Dianthus sternbergii )
Magnificent Carnation ( Dianthus superbus )
Stone carnation ( Dianthus sylvestris )

There are around 320 to 600 species of carnations ( Dianthus ) (selection):

Carnation ( Dianthus caryophyllus ) as potted plants in a greenhouse with drip irrigation

use

Some species and especially hybrids are used as ornamental plants , especially the garden or land carnation (called "carnation" for short), the beard , feather , Carthusian and heather carnation and the Chinese carnation (for scientific names see systematics ). There are over 27,000 registered carnation varieties.

The medicinal effects of some species have been studied.

Others

The clove does not belong despite their naming botanical genus carnations ( Dianthus ).

Cultural meaning

White carnations were a sign of marriage and love from the 15th century.

The red carnation is a symbol of socialism worldwide . Red carnations were a symbol of resistance by the nobles who were guillotined during the French Revolution . This symbol was picked up by the supporters of the labor movement at the international socialist congress in Paris in 1889 , when they made the red carnation in the buttonhole their symbol of recognition. In Germany, especially in the GDR , the red carnation was a socialist identification symbol that was worn on the lapel, for example on festive occasions.

The Carnation Revolution in Portugal led to the first free elections in 1974 and owes its name to the red carnations that insurgent soldiers put in their gun barrels.

The carnation is also a symbol of friendship and physical stimulus.

Common names

The other German-language trivial names exist or existed for the carnations : Filette ( Ostfriesland ), Filitte ( Butjaden ), Flädden ( Eifel ), Nägali ( Graubünden near Davos ), Nägele ( Swabia , Franconia ), Nägeli (Graubünden), Nägelk ( Altmark ), Nägelken ( Unterweser ), Nählchen (plural: Nölergen; Ruhla ), Nälken (Unterweser), Nageln ( Tyrol ), Nalen ( Middle Low German ) and Negelke ( Pomerania )

Web links

Commons : Carnations ( Dianthus )  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

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literature

in alphabetical order by authors / editors

  • Janin Pisarek: Dianthus macranthoides Hausskn. ex Bornm. A plant that combines opposites . In: Elisabeth Müller, Kristin Victor [Ed.]: Sheet on sheet. Unique stories from the Haussknecht Herbarium, Weimar 2016, pp. 77–86.
  • Janin Pisarek: "There she wore the carnations on her bosom" The symbolism of the carnation and its meaning in folk tales . In: fairytale mirror. Journal for international fairy tale research and fairy tale care, Volume 28, Issue 4/2017, pp. 24–33.
  • Lu Dequan, Nicholas J. Turland: Dianthus. In: Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven, Deyuan Hong (Eds.): Flora of China . Volume 6: Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae . Science Press / Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing / St. Louis 2001, ISBN 1-930723-05-9 , pp. 102 (English, online - sections description and systematics).
  • Richard K. Rabeler, Ronald L. Hartman: Dianthus. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (Ed.): Flora of North America North of Mexico . Volume 5: Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 2 . Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford a. a. 2005, ISBN 0-19-522211-3 , pp. 159–162 (English, online - sections description and systematics).

Individual evidence

  1. James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey: The European Garden Flora. Vol. II, Second Edition, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-521-76151-2 , pp. 191-197.
  2. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Lu Dequan, Nicholas J. Turland: Dianthus. In: Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven, Deyuan Hong (Eds.): Flora of China . Volume 6: Caryophyllaceae through Lardizabalaceae . Science Press / Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing / St. Louis 2001, ISBN 1-930723-05-9 , pp. 102 (English, online ).
  3. a b c d Richard K. Rabeler, Ronald L. Hartman: Dianthus. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (Ed.): Flora of North America North of Mexico . Volume 5: Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 2 . Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford a. a. 2005, ISBN 0-19-522211-3 , pp. 159-162 (English, online ).
  4. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en Dianthus in Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
  5. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk Karol Marhold: Caryophyllaceae. Dianthus. In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. 2011.
  6. Entries on Dianthus in Plants For A Future . Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Susanne Stephan: Carnations. A portrait . Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95757-551-7 .
  8. Antje Peters-Reimann: The flower of Zeus . In: Gartenpraxis 09/2018, p. 90.
  9. General German garden newspaper. Volume 5, Friedrich Pustet, Passau 1827, p. 117.
  10. ^ Georg August Pritzel , Carl Jessen : The German folk names of plants. New contribution to the German linguistic treasure. Philipp Cohen, Hannover 1882, page 133. ( online ).