Urmenetea

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: Mutisioideae
Tribus: Onoserideae
Genus: Urmenetea
Species: U. atacamensis
Name

Urmenetea Phil., Fl. Atacam. 26, t. 3. (1860)

monotypic taxon

References

Philippi, R.A. 1860. Florula Atacamensis seu enumeration 26, t. 3.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Urmenetea. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 11 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Urmenetea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Feb. 2018.

Urmenetea is a genus of South American plants in the mutisia tribe within the daisy family.[1][2][3]

Species

The only known species is Urmenetea atacamensis, native to northern Chile (Antofagasta, Atacama) and northern Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta).[4][5][6]
References

Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1860. Florula Atacamensis seu enumeration page 26
Tropicos, Urmenetea Phil.
Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1860. Viage al Desierto de Atacama 201
Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
Cabrera, A. L. 1978. Compositae. 10: 1–726. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la provincia de Jujuy. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires.
Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157