Asteriscus (plant)
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Nauplius_sericeus0.jpg
|image_caption = Asteriscus sericeus
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Asteriscus
|synonyms_ref = [https://www.compositae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1076578 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
|synonyms =
- Dontospermum Sch.Bip.
- Bubonium Hill
- Odontospermum Neck. ex Sch.Bip.
- Nauplius (Cass.) Cass.
}}
Asteriscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Miller, Philip. 1754. Gardeners Dictionary, Abridged, fourth edition[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40021337 Tropicos, Asteriscus Tourn. ex Mill.]
Species
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ As of August 2020 there are nine accepted species in Asteriscus:{{sfn|POWO|2019|loc=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:182658-1}} | |||
| No.
! Binomial name ! Authority ! Distribution ! Images | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=10% align=center| 1. |align=left|Asteriscus aquaticus | (L.) Less.{{sfn|Lessing|1832|p=210}} | North Africa, Mediterranean Region, Middle East, Europe, Balearic Islands, Canary Island, Turkey | File:Malta - Ghajnsielem - Comino - Asteriscus aquaticus 07 ies.jpg |
| style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=10% align=center| 2. |align="left"|Asteriscus daltonii | Walp.{{sfn|Walpers|1852|p=844}} | Cape Verde (Santiago) | File:Asteriscus vogelii.jpg{{sfn|K Ueda|2020|loc=https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1638360400}} |
| style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=10% align=center| 3. |align="left"|Asteriscus graveolens |align="left"| (Forssk.) Less.{{sfn|Lessing|1832|p=210}} | North Africa, Middle East | File:Asteriscus graveolens.jpg{{sfn|K Ueda|2020|loc=https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/2238828410}} | |
| style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=10% align=center| 4. |align="left"| Asteriscus imbricatus |align="left"| DC.{{sfn|Candolle|1836|p=487}} | Morocco | ||
| style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=10% align=center| 5. |align="left"| Asteriscus intermedius |align="left"| (DC.) Pit. & Proust{{sfn|Pitard|Proust|1909|p=224}} | Canary Islands | File:Asteriscus intermedius 002.JPG | |
| style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=10% align=center| 6. |align="left"| Asteriscus pinifolius |align="left"| Maire & Wilczek{{sfn|Maire|Wilczek|1935|p=128}} | Morocco | ||
| style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=10% align=center| 7. |align="left"| Asteriscus schultzii |align="left"| (Bolle) Pit. & Proust{{sfn|Pitard|Proust|1909|p=224}} | Canary Island, Morocco and Western Sahara | File:Asteriscus schultzii.jpg | |
| style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=10% align=center| 8. |align="left"| Asteriscus sericeus |align="left"| (L.f.) DC.{{sfn|Candolle|1836|p=486}} | Canary Islands and introduced in Morocco | File:Asteriscus sericeus - Botanischer Garten, Frankfurt am Main - DSC02379.JPG | |
| style="vertical-align: top;"
| width=10% align=center| 9. |align="left"| Asteriscus smithii |align="left"| Walp.{{sfn|Walpers|1852|p=844}} | Cape Verde (São Nicolau) |
Several species have been transferred to Pallenis or Rhanterium, most notably:
- Asteriscus maritimus (L.) Less., synonym of Pallenis maritima (L.) Greuter
Distribution
References
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite book|last1=Candolle|first1=Augustin Pyramus de|authorlink1=Augustin Pyramus de Candolle|title=Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta|publisher=Sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Würtz|location=Parisii|language=latin|year=1836|volume=5|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/7154}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.gbif.org/dataset/50c9509d-22c7-4a22-a47d-8c48425ef4a7|author=K Ueda|year=2020|title=iNaturalist Research-grade Observations|publisher=iNaturalist.org|doi=10.15468/ab3s5x|access-date=August 3, 2020}}
- {{cite book|last1=Lessing|first1=Christian Friedrich|authorlink1=Christian Friedrich Lessing|title=Synopsis generum compositarum earumque dispositionis novae tentamen, monographis multarum Capensium interjectis|publisher=sumtibus Dunckeri et Humblotii|location=Berolini|year=1832|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109470}}
- {{cite book|last1=Maire|first1=René Charles Joseph Ernest|authorlink1=René Charles Joseph Ernest Maire|last2=Wilczek|title=Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord|year=1935|volume=26}}
- {{cite book|last1=Pitard|first1=Charles-Joseph Marie|authorlink1=Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard|last2=Proust|first2=Louis|authorlink2=Louis Proust|title=Iles Canaries|year=1909}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322171139/http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 22, 2017|author=POWO|title=Plants of the World Online|year=2019|publisher=Published on the Internet|access-date=August 3, 2020}}
- {{cite book|last1=Walpers|first1=Wilhelm Gerhard|authorlink1=Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers|title=Annales botanices systematicae|publisher=Sumtibus F. Hofmeiste|location=Lipsiae|year=1852|volume=5|edition=2|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33873}}
{{refend}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q2369452}}