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The genus Asteriscus (Asteraceae‐Inuleae)
Author(s) -
Wiklund Annette
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1985.tb01658.x
Subject(s) - biology , asteraceae , inula , botany , genus , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , traditional chinese medicine
Asteriscus Mill. is a genus belonging to the Inula ‐group of the Asteraceae‐Inuleae. It is here delimited to contain three species, A. maritimus (L.) Less., A. hierochunticus (Michon) Wikl. (generally known as A. pygmaeus (DC.) Coss & Dur.) and A. spinosus (L.) Sch. Bip. (generally known as Pallenis spinosa (L.) Cass.), growing largely in the Mediterranean and N African regions. The morphology, phytogeography, phylogeny and systematic position of all three species are discussed and a cladogram of the genus is presented.