Chionopappus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Vernonioideae
Tribus: Liabeae
Subtribus: Paranepheliineae
Genus: Chionopappus
Species: C. benthamii
Name

Chionopappus Benth., Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 2(1): 485. (1873)

monotypic taxon

References

Bentham, G. 1873. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus 2(1): 485.
Hassler, M. 2018. Chionopappus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Chionopappus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 7 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Chionopappus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Nov. 2018.

Chionopappus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Chionopappus benthamii. It is endemic to Peru, where it occurs at elevations up to 2500 meters in the central part of the country.[1] It is also sometimes found in the lomas of northern Peru,[1] a type of moist oasis formed by fog that accumulates along the hills in the coastal desert region.[2]

This plant is distinguished from other members of the tribe Liabeae by its reddish disc florets and its plumelike pappus of bristles.[3]
References

Dillon, M. O., et al. (2009). Liabeae. Archived 2013-10-08 at the Wayback Machine Chapter 27 In: Funk, V. A., et al. Systematics, Evolution, and Biogeography of Compositae. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2009. 417-37.
Torres, M. Peru: Catching fog in Peru's coastal desert. Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine The Nature Conservancy. 2012.
Gutiérrez, D. G. (2010). Inkaliabum, a new Andean genus of Liabeae (Asteraceae) from Peru. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 45(3-4), 363-72.