Astartoseris

Astartoseris is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. It only contains one known species, Astartoseris triquetra.[2]

Astartoseris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Astartoseris
N.Kilian, Hand, Hadjik., Christodoulou & Bou Dagh.
Species:
A. triquetra
Binomial name
Astartoseris triquetra
(Labill.) N.Kilian, Hand, Hadjik., Christodoulou & Bou Dagh.
Synonyms[1]
  • Chondrilla triquetra Steud.
  • Lactuca triquetra (Labill.) Boiss.
  • Lygodesmia triquetra D.Don
  • Prenanthes triquetra Labill.
  • Scariola triquetra (Labill.) Soják

It is native to Cyprus, Lebanon and Syria.[2]

The genus name of Astartoseris is in honour of Astarte, the Hellenized form of the Ancient Near Eastern goddess Ashtart or Athtart (Northwest Semitic), a deity closely related to Ishtar (East Semitic), worshipped from the Bronze Age through classical antiquity.[3] The Latin specific epithet of triquetra means three cornered.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Willdenowia Vol.47 on page 120 in 2017.[2][1]

References
  1. "Astartoseris triquetra (Labill.) N.Kilian, Hand, Hadjik., Christodoulou & Bou Dagh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. "Astartoseris N.Kilian, Hand, Hadjik., Christodoulou & Bou Dagh. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
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