Biology:Smallanthus

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Short description: Genus of plants

Smallanthus
Smallanthus sonchifolius .p.jpg
Smallanthus sonchifolius
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Subtribe: Espeletiinae
Genus: Smallanthus
Mack.
Type species
Smallanthus uvedalia
(L.) Mack.
Synonyms

Polymniastrum Small

Smallanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Millerieae within the family Asteraceae.[1]

Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized:[2]

  • Smallanthus apus – Mexico
  • Smallanthus cocuyensis – Colombia
  • Smallanthus connatusBrazil , Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina , Chile
  • Smallanthus fruticosus – Ecuador, Peru
  • Smallanthus glabratus – Bolivia, Peru
  • Smallanthus jelksii – Peru
  • Smallanthus latisquamus – Mexico, Central America
  • Smallanthus lundellii – Guatemala
  • Smallanthus macroscyphusArgentina , Bolivia, Brazil , Paraguay
  • Smallanthus maculatus – Central America, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz
  • Smallanthus macvaughiiJalisco
  • Smallanthus meridensis – Venezuela
  • Smallanthus microcephalus – Ecuador, Peru
  • Smallanthus oaxacanus – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
  • Smallanthus obscurus – Chiapas
  • Smallanthus parviceps – Bolivia
  • Smallanthus putlanus – Oaxaca
  • Smallanthus pyramidalis – Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
  • Smallanthus quichensis – Guatemala, Costa Rica
  • Smallanthus riograndensis – Rio Grande do Sul
  • Smallanthus riparius – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Chiapas
  • Smallanthus siegesbeckia – Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay
  • Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacón) – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
  • Smallanthus uvedalia – eastern and south-central United States from Texas to Florida to New York


References

Wikidata ☰ Q143787 entry