Athanasia

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: Anthemideae
Subtribus: Athanasiinae
Genus: Athanasia
Species: A. adenantha – A. alba – A. argentea – A. bremeri – A. calophylla – A. capitata – A. cochlearifolia – A. crenata – A. crithmifolia – A. cuneifolia – A. dentata – A. elsiae – A. filiformis – A. flexuosa – A. grandiceps – A. gyrosa – A. hirsuta – A. humilis – A. imbricata – A. inopinata – A. juncea – A. leptocephala – A. linifolia – A. microcephala – A. microphylla – A. minuta – A. oocephala – A. pachycephala – A. pectinata – A. pinnata – A. pubescens – A. quinquedentata – A. rugulosa – A. scabra – A. sertulifera – A. spathulata – A. tomentosa – A. trifurcata – A. vestita – A. virgata – A. viridis
Source(s) of checklist:

Hassler, M. 2018. Athanasia. 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 Mar. 11. Reference page.

Name

Athanasia L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 2: 1180 (1763) [Aug 1763]; Gen. Pl. ed. 6: 417 (1764).

Type species: Athanasia crithmifolia (L.) L.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Asaemia Harv. ex Benth. in Bentham & Hooker f., Gen. Pl. 2(1): 433 (1873).
Asaemia Harv., Fl. Cap. 3: 187 (1865) [24 Feb–30 Jun 1865], nom. inval. in syn.
Lectotype species (designated by Bremer 1983: 194): Asaemia axillaris (Thunb.) Harv. ex Hoffmann (= Athanasia minuta (L.f.) Källersjö subsp. minuta)
Stilpnophyton Less., Syn. Gen. Compos. 264 (1832) [Jul–Aug 1832].
Lectotype species (designated by Bremer 1983: 194): Stilpnophyton longifolium (Thunb.) Less. (= Athanasia linifolia Burm.)
Stilpnophytum auct. non Less., orth. var.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Middle Europe
Belgium (introduced).
Continental: Africa
Regional: Southern Africa
Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus II: 1180. Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1764. Genera plantarum eorumque characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm, et proportionem omnium fructificationis partium. Editio sexta ab auctore reformata et aucta. Pp. [I]-XX, [1]-580, [1-44]. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Additional references

Bremer, K. 1983. Taxonomy of Asaemia with notes on Stilpnophyton (Compositae-Anthemideae). Nordic J. Bot. 3: 193–195. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1983.tb01063.x Reference page.
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. PDF (97 MB) Reference page. (!189–191)

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Athanasia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 23 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Athanasia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 23.
Tropicos.org 2017. Athanasia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Nov. 2017.
Hassler, M. 2017. Athanasia. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov 23. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Athanasia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 5. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Athanasia. Accessed: 5 Oct 2021.

Vernacular names
русский: Атаназия

Athanasia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]

Species

Athanasia is native to southern Africa.[1] The name is derived from the Greek a-, 'without', and thanatos 'death', alluding to the persistent dry involucral bracts.

Athanasia adenantha (Harv.) Källersjö
Athanasia alba Källersjö
Athanasia bremeri Källersjö
Athanasia calophylla Källersjö
Athanasia capitata (L.) L.
Athanasia cochlearifolia Källersjö
Athanasia crenata (L.) L.
Athanasia crithmifolia (L.) L.
Athanasia cuneifolia Lam.
Athanasia dentata (L.) L.
Athanasia elsiae Källersjö
Athanasia filiformis L.f.
Athanasia flexuosa Thunb.
Athanasia grandiceps Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Athanasia hirsuta Thunb.
Athanasia humilis Källersjö
Athanasia imbricata Harv. (Critically Endangered[4]); Western Cape, South Africa. From the foothills of the Riviersonderend Mountains between Stormsvlei and the Breede River.
Athanasia inopinata (Hutch.) Källersjö
Athanasia juncea (DC.) D.Dietr.
Athanasia leptocephala Källersjö
Athanasia linifolia Burm.f.
Athanasia microcephala (DC.) D.Dietr.
Athanasia microphylla DC.
Athanasia minuta (L.f.) Källersjö
Athanasia oocephala (DC.) Källersjö
Athanasia pachycephala DC.
Athanasia pectinata L.f.
Athanasia pinnata L.f.
Athanasia pubescens (L.) L.
Athanasia quinquedentata Thunb.
Athanasia rugulosa E.Mey. ex DC.
Athanasia scabra Thunb.
Athanasia sertulifera DC.
Athanasia spathulata (DC.) D.Dietr.
Athanasia tomentosa Thunb.
Athanasia trifurcata (L.) L.
Athanasia vestita (Thunb.) Druce
Athanasia virgata Jacq.
Athanasia viridis Källersjö

References

Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
Linnaeus, Carl von. 1763. Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda 2: 1180-1182 in Latin
Tropicos, Athanasia L.
The IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources