Centaurothamnus

Centaurothamnus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[2]

Centaurothamnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Carduoideae
Tribe:	Cardueae
Subtribe:	Centaureinae
Genus:	Centaurothamnus G. Wagenitz et M. Dittrich
Species:	C. maximus
Binomial name
Centaurothamnus maximus (Forsskål) G. Wagenitz et M. Dittrich
Synonyms[1]
Centaurea maxima Forssk.

There is only one known species, Centaurothamnus maximus, native to Yemen and Saudi Arabia.^[3]