Moschopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Calyceraceae
Genus: Moschopsis
Species: M. ameghinoi – M. caleofuensis – M. leyboldii – M. monocephala – M. rosulata – M. subandina – M. trilobata
Name

Moschopsis Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 2: 335. (1865)

Type species: Moschopsis leyboldii Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 2: 335. (1865)

References

Philippi, R.A. 1865. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 2: 335.
Hassler, M. 2019. Moschopsis. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Moschopsis. Published online. Accessed: July 19 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Moschopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 19.

Moschopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calyceraceae, native to the mid-Andes of South America; Peru, Chile and Argentina.[2] They are compact perennial succulents appearing somewhat like small heads of broccoli or artichokes.[3]
Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

Moschopsis ameghinoi (Speg.) Dusén
Moschopsis caleofuensis (Speg.) Dusén
Moschopsis leyboldii Phil.
Moschopsis monocephala (Phil.) Reiche
Moschopsis subandina (Speg.) Dusén
Moschopsis trilobata Dusén

References

Anales Univ. Chile 27: 335 (1865)
"Moschopsis Phil". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
Devore, Melanie L.; Zhao, Zaiming; Jansen, Robert K.; Skvarla, John J. (2007). "Pollen Morphology and Ultrastructure of Calyceraceae". Lundellia. 10: 32–48. doi:10.25224/1097-993X-10.1.32. S2CID 32816044.