Asteriscus (plant)
Asteriscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae |
| Genus: | Asteriscus Tourn. ex Mill. |
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Species
| No. | Binomial name | Authority | Distribution | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Asteriscus aquaticus | (L.) Less.[5] | North Africa, Mediterranean Region, Middle East, Europe, Balearic Islands, Canary Island, Turkey |  Asteriscus aquaticus |
| 2. | Asteriscus daltonii | Walp.[6] | Cape Verde (Santiago) |  Asteriscus daltonii subspecies volgelii |
| 3. | Asteriscus graveolens | (Forssk.) Less.[5] | North Africa, Middle East |  Asteriscus graveolens |
| 4. | Asteriscus imbricatus | DC.[9] | Morocco | |
| 5. | Asteriscus intermedius | (DC.) Pit. & Proust[10] | Canary Islands |  Asteriscus intermedius |
| 6. | Asteriscus pinifolius | Maire & Wilczek[11] | Morocco | |
| 7. | Asteriscus schultzii | (Bolle) Pit. & Proust[10] | Canary Island, Morocco and Western Sahara |  Asteriscus schultzii |
| 8. | Asteriscus sericeus | (L.f.) DC.[12] | Canary Islands and introduced in Morocco |  Asteriscus sericus |
| 9. | Asteriscus smithii | Walp.[6] | Cape Verde (São Nicolau) |
- Species formerly included[1]
Several species have been transferred to Pallenis or Rhanterium, most notably:
- Asteriscus maritimus (L.) Less., synonym of Pallenis maritima (L.) Greuter
Distribution
The genus is native to Europe, North Africa, Macaronesia, and the Middle East.[1][13]
References
- Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- Miller, Philip. 1754. Gardeners Dictionary, Abridged, fourth edition
- Tropicos, Asteriscus Tourn. ex Mill.
- POWO 2019, http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:182658-1.
- Lessing 1832, p. 210.
- Walpers 1852, p. 844.
- K Ueda 2020, https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1638360400.
- K Ueda 2020, https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2238828410.
- Candolle 1836, p. 487.
- Pitard & Proust 1909, p. 224.
- Maire & Wilczek 1935, p. 128.
- Candolle 1836, p. 486.
- Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Asteriscus includes photos and European distribution maps
Bibliography
- Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de (1836). Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta (in Latin). Vol. 5. Parisii: Sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Würtz.
- K Ueda (2020). "iNaturalist Research-grade Observations". iNaturalist.org. doi:10.15468/ab3s5x. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- Lessing, Christian Friedrich (1832). Synopsis generum compositarum earumque dispositionis novae tentamen, monographis multarum Capensium interjectis. Berolini: sumtibus Dunckeri et Humblotii.
- Maire, René Charles Joseph Ernest; Wilczek (1935). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord. Vol. 26.
- Pitard, Charles-Joseph Marie; Proust, Louis (1909). Iles Canaries.
- POWO (2019). "Plants of the World Online". Published on the Internet. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- Walpers, Wilhelm Gerhard (1852). Annales botanices systematicae. Vol. 5 (2 ed.). Lipsiae: Sumtibus F. Hofmeiste.
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