Bartlettina

Bartlettina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][1] They are native to tropical regions of Mesoamerica and South America.[4] The genus was erected to house several plants separated from genus Eupatorium.[4]

Bartlettina
Bartlettina sordida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Bartlettina
R.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
  • Neobartlettia R.M. King & H. Rob. 1971, illegitimate homonym, not Schltr. 1920 (Orchidaceae )

These are shrubs or perennial herbs with woody bases. The oppositely arranged leaves have smooth or serrated edges. The flower heads contain tubular florets.[4]

The best known species may be the blue mist flower (B. sordida), which is cultivated as an ornamental plant[5] and has become naturalized outside its native range.[6]

Species[7][8]
  • Bartlettina breedlovei
  • Bartlettina brevipetiolata
  • Bartlettina calderonii
  • Bartlettina campii
  • Bartlettina chiriquensis
  • Bartlettina cleefii
  • Bartlettina constipatiflora
  • Bartlettina cronquistii
  • Bartlettina hastifera
  • Bartlettina hemisphaerica
  • Bartlettina hintonii
  • Bartlettina hylobia
  • Bartlettina iodandra
  • Bartlettina juxtlahuaca
  • Bartlettina karwinskiana
  • Bartlettina karwinskiana (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. – formerly Neurolaena tenuifolia Sch.Bip. ex Klatt
  • Bartlettina lanicaulis
  • Bartlettina liesneri
  • Bartlettina luxii
  • Bartlettina macdougallii
  • Bartlettina macrocephala
  • Bartlettina macromeris
  • Bartlettina maxonii
  • Bartlettina montigena
  • Bartlettina oresbia
  • Bartlettina oresbioides
  • Bartlettina ornata
  • Bartlettina paezensis
  • Bartlettina pansamalensis
  • Bartlettina perezioides
  • Bartlettina pinabetensis
  • Bartlettina platyphylla
  • Bartlettina prionophylla
  • Bartlettina serboana
  • Bartlettina silvicola
  • Bartlettina sordida
  • Bartlettina tamaulipana
  • Bartlettina tenorae
  • Bartlettina tuerckheimii
  • Bartlettina williamsii
  • Bartlettina xalapana
  • Bartlettina yaharana
formerly included[8]
  • Bartlettina ehrenbergii (Hemsl.) R.M.King & H.Rob., Synonym of Bartlettina macrocephala (Benth.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Bartlettina lanicaulis (B.L.Rob.) B.L.Turner, Synonym of Critonia lanicaulis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Bartlettina ruae (Standl.) R.M.King & H.Rob., Synonym of Bartlettina pansamalensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

References
  1. Tropicos, Bartlettina R.M. King & H. Rob.
  2. King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 22(3): 160-162
  3. King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 21(5): 294-297.
  4. Bartlettina. Flora of New Zealand Series. Landcare Research, Manaaki Whenua. 2004.
  5. Bartlettina sordida, Plant of the Month, September. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  6. "Bartlettina sordida". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. Bartlettina. The Plant List.
  8. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist


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