Chaetanthera

Chaetanthera
Chaetanthera chilensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Mutisieae
Genus:
Ruiz & Pav.
Type species
Chaetanthera ciliata
Synonyms[2]
  • Chondrochilus Phil.
  • Cherina Cass.
  • Luciliopsis Wedd.
  • Euthrixia D.Don
  • Carmelita Gay ex DC.
  • Elachia DC.
  • Egania J.Rémy
  • Aldunatea J.Rémy

Chaetanthera is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae[3][1] native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.[4][5]

Description

Chaetanthera are annual or perennial plants, or dwarf shrubs.[6]

Taxonomy

It was published by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1794.[1][7] The lectotype Chaetanthera ciliata Ruiz & Pav. was designated in 1971.[1]

Species

It has the following species:[2]

  • Chaetanthera acerosa
  • Chaetanthera acheno-hirsuta
  • Chaetanthera apiculata
  • Chaetanthera australis
  • Chaetanthera boliviensis
  • Chaetanthera brachylepis
  • Chaetanthera chilensis
  • Chaetanthera chiquianensis
  • Chaetanthera ciliata
  • Chaetanthera cochlearifolia
  • Chaetanthera delicatula
  • Chaetanthera dioica
  • Chaetanthera elegans
  • Chaetanthera eryngioides
  • Chaetanthera euphrasioides
  • Chaetanthera flabellata
  • Chaetanthera flabellifolia
  • Chaetanthera floccosa
  • Chaetanthera glabrata
  • Chaetanthera glandulosa
  • Chaetanthera gnaphalioides
  • Chaetanthera incana
  • Chaetanthera kalinii
  • Chaetanthera lanata
  • Chaetanthera leptocephala
  • Chaetanthera limbata
  • Chaetanthera linearis
  • Chaetanthera lycopodioides
  • Chaetanthera microphylla
  • Chaetanthera minuta
  • Chaetanthera moenchioides
  • Chaetanthera pentacaenoides
  • Chaetanthera perpusilla
  • Chaetanthera peruviana
  • Chaetanthera planiseta
  • Chaetanthera polymalla
  • Chaetanthera pulvinata
  • Chaetanthera pusilla
  • Chaetanthera renifolia
  • Chaetanthera revoluta
  • Chaetanthera serrata
  • Chaetanthera spathulata
  • Chaetanthera sphaeroidalis
  • Chaetanthera splendens
  • Chaetanthera stuebelii
  • Chaetanthera tenella
  • Chaetanthera valdiviana
  • Chaetanthera villosa

Distribution

It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.[4][5] The centre of its distribution is in Chile, which is home to 18 endemic species.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-d). Chaetanthera Ruiz & Pav. Tropicos. Retrieved January 26, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40005122
  2. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ Ruiz López, Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 106, plate 23
  4. ^ a b c Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh & Fundación Chilco. (n.d.). Chaetanthera Ruiz & Pav. The Endemic Plants of Chile. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://chileanendemics.rbge.org.uk/taxonomic-groups/chaetanthera
  5. ^ a b Chaetanthera Ruiz & Pav. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326916-2
  6. ^ Chaetanthera. (n.d.). Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Chaetanthera
  7. ^ Chaetanthera Ruiz & Pav. (n.d.-b). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/326916-2
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