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Asanthus
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asanthus is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, found only in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.[1][2][3]
Each of the species was originally named as a member of Brickellia, and later transferred when King and Robinson named the genus.[4] Asanthus and Brickellia both have cypsela (achenes) with 10 ribs, but in Asanthus the style is glabrous and narrow at the base whereas in Brickellia the style has a pubescent, enlarged base. Molecular phylogenetic analysis has provided support that the two genera represent phylogenetically distinct lineages and thus should be recognized as distinct.[5]
The genus is named for American botanist Asa Gray, 1810–1888. His name is added to the Greek word "anthos" meaning "flower."[6]
- Species[7]
- Asanthus solidaginifolius (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Chihuahua, Durango
- Asanthus squamulosus (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Arizona, New Mexico[8]
- Asanthus thyrsiflorus (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob. (misspelled as Asanthus thrysiflorus when first published)[1] - San Luis Potosí, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Durango, Jalisco, Aguascalientes
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