Asplundianthus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Eupatorieae
Subtribus: Critoniinae
Genus: Asplundianthus
Species:
Name

Asplundianthus

Asplundianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae.[1][2]

The genus is named in honor of Swedish botanist Erik Asplund.[1][3]

Species

All known species are native to northwestern South America.[1][4]

Asplundianthus arcuans - Colombia
Asplundianthus densus - Colombia
Asplundianthus pseudoglomeratus - Ecuador
Asplundianthus pseudostuebelii - Ecuador, Colombia
Asplundianthus sagasteguii - Peru
Asplundianthus scabrifolius - Peru
Asplundianthus smilacinoides - Ecuador
Asplundianthus smilacinus - Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia
Asplundianthus stuebelii - Ecuador, Peru
Asplundianthus toroi - Colombia
Asplundianthus trachyphyllus - Peru

References

King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1975. Phytologia 30: 223-288
D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Erik Asplund
Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist