Asplundianthus

Asplundianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae.[1][2]

Asplundianthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Supertribe:
Helianthodae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Genus:
Asplundianthus

R.M. King & H. Rob.

The genus is named in honor of Swedish botanist Erik Asplund.[1][3]

Species

All known species are native to northwestern South America.[1][4]

  • Asplundianthus arcuans - Colombia
  • Asplundianthus densus - Colombia
  • Asplundianthus pseudoglomeratus - Ecuador
  • Asplundianthus pseudostuebelii - Ecuador, Colombia
  • Asplundianthus sagasteguii - Peru
  • Asplundianthus scabrifolius - Peru
  • Asplundianthus smilacinoides - Ecuador
  • Asplundianthus smilacinus - Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia
  • Asplundianthus stuebelii - Ecuador, Peru
  • Asplundianthus toroi - Colombia
  • Asplundianthus trachyphyllus - Peru

References
  1. King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1975. Phytologia 30: 223-288
  2. D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
  3. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Erik Asplund
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist


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