Asplundianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2]
| Asplundianthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Asplundianthus R.M.King & H.Rob. |
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
edit- ^ a b c 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
