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Pectis

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{distinguish|Pectus (disambiguation)}}

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|image = Pectis papposa var papposa 4.jpg

|image_caption = Pectis papposa

|display_parents = 3

|taxon = Pectis

|authority = L.{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?8965 |title=Genus: Pectis L. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=1996-09-17 |accessdate=2012-02-18}}

|type_species = Pectis linifolia

|type_species_authority = L.lectotype designated by N. L. Britton et Millspaugh, Bahama Flora 456 (1920)

|synonyms_ref = [http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=fc669e23-b0a2-40ec-97ec-605d6f12d48c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]

|synonyms =

  • Lorentea Lag.
  • Tetracanthus A.Rich.
  • Chthonia Cass.
  • Cryptopetalon Cass.
  • Helioreos Raf.
  • Seala Adans.
  • Cryptopetalum Cass.
  • Stammarium Willd. ex DC.
  • Cheilodiscus Triana
  • Lorentea Less.
  • Pectidium Less.
  • Pascalia Orteg.
  • Pectidopsis DC.

}}

Pectis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1759.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587108#page/401/mode/1up Linnaeus, Carl von. 1759. Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 1189, 1221, 1376] in Latin[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40002798 Tropicos, Pectis L.][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=124224 Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 222 Pectis Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 1221. 1759. ]

The name is derived from the Latin word pecten, meaning "comb." It refers to the marginally-bristled leaves or the pappus form. These plants vary in appearance but they usually bear yellow daisy-like flower heads.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kaN-hLL-3qEC |first=Umberto |last=Quattrocchi |title=CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names |volume=III M-Q |year=2000 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-0-8493-2677-6 |page=1985}} Members of the genus are known generally as cinchweeds (current usage) or chinchweeds (older name).{{cite book |first=Thomas Henry |last=Kearny |author2=Robert Hibbs Peebles |year=1960 |title=Arizona Flora |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley, California |isbn=978-0-520-00637-9}}

They are native to the Americas, including the West Indies.Keil, D. J. 1975. Revision of Pectis sect. Heteropectis (Compositae: Tageteae). Madroño 23: 181–191.Keil, D. J. 1977. A revision of Pectis section Pectothrix (Compositae: Tageteae). Rhodora 79: 32–78.Keil, D. J. 1977b. Chromosome studies in North and Central American species of Pectis L. (Compositae: Tageteae). Rhodora 79: 79–94.Keil, D. J. 1978. Revision of Pectis section Pectidium (Compositae: Tageteae). Rhodora 80: 135–146.Keil, D. J. 1986. Synopsis of the Florida species of Pectis (Asteraceae). Sida 11: 385–395.

Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of December 2022:{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30001171-2 |title=Pectis L. |date=2022 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date=2 December 2022}}

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External links

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  • [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1671 Jepson Manual Treatment]
  • [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PECTI USDA Plants Profile]

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Category:Asteraceae genera

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