Chaetanthera

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Chaetanthera is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae[3][1] native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.[4][5]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
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Chaetanthera
Chaetanthera chilensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Mutisieae
Genus: Chaetanthera
Ruiz & Pav.
Type species
Chaetanthera ciliata
Synonyms[2]
  • Chondrochilus Phil.
  • Cherina Cass.
  • Luciliopsis Wedd.
  • Euthrixia D.Don
  • Carmelita Gay ex DC.
  • Elachia DC.
  • Egania J.Rémy
  • Aldunatea J.Rémy
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Description

Chaetanthera are annual or perennial plants, or dwarf shrubs.[6]

Taxonomy

It was published by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1794.[1][7] The lectotype Chaetanthera ciliata Ruiz & Pav. was designated in 1971.[1]

Species

It has the following species:[2]

  • Chaetanthera acerosa
  • Chaetanthera acheno-hirsuta
  • Chaetanthera apiculata
  • Chaetanthera australis
  • Chaetanthera boliviensis
  • Chaetanthera brachylepis
  • Chaetanthera chilensis
  • Chaetanthera chiquianensis
  • Chaetanthera ciliata
  • Chaetanthera cochlearifolia
  • Chaetanthera delicatula
  • Chaetanthera dioica
  • Chaetanthera elegans
  • Chaetanthera eryngioides
  • Chaetanthera euphrasioides
  • Chaetanthera flabellata
  • Chaetanthera flabellifolia
  • Chaetanthera floccosa
  • Chaetanthera glabrata
  • Chaetanthera glandulosa
  • Chaetanthera gnaphalioides
  • Chaetanthera incana
  • Chaetanthera kalinii
  • Chaetanthera lanata
  • Chaetanthera leptocephala
  • Chaetanthera limbata
  • Chaetanthera linearis
  • Chaetanthera lycopodioides
  • Chaetanthera microphylla
  • Chaetanthera minuta
  • Chaetanthera moenchioides
  • Chaetanthera pentacaenoides
  • Chaetanthera perpusilla
  • Chaetanthera peruviana
  • Chaetanthera planiseta
  • Chaetanthera polymalla
  • Chaetanthera pulvinata
  • Chaetanthera pusilla
  • Chaetanthera renifolia
  • Chaetanthera revoluta
  • Chaetanthera serrata
  • Chaetanthera spathulata
  • Chaetanthera sphaeroidalis
  • Chaetanthera splendens
  • Chaetanthera stuebelii
  • Chaetanthera tenella
  • Chaetanthera valdiviana
  • Chaetanthera villosa

Distribution

It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.[4][5] The centre of its distribution is in Chile, which is home to 18 endemic species.[4]

References

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