Biology:Chaetanthera

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Chaetanthera is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae[1][2] native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.[3][4]

Description

Chaetanthera are annual or perennial plants, or dwarf shrubs.[5]

Taxonomy

It was published by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1794.[2][6] The lectotype Chaetanthera ciliata Ruiz & Pav. was designated in 1971.[2]

Species

It has the following species:[7]

  • 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.[3][4] The centre of its distribution is in Chile, which is home to 18 endemic species.[3]

References

  1. Ruiz López, Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 106, plate 23
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Tropicos
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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
  4. 4.0 4.1 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
  5. Chaetanthera. (n.d.). Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Chaetanthera
  6. Chaetanthera Ruiz & Pav. (n.d.-b). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved January 27, 2025, from https://www.ipni.org/n/326916-2
  7. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named x

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