Sonchus splendens

Sonchus splendens, synonym Dendroseris macrophylla, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile.^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Sonchus splendens
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Sonchus
Subgenus:	Sonchus subg. Dendroseris
Species:	S. splendens
Binomial name
Sonchus splendens S.C.Kim & Mejías[2]
Synonyms[2]
Dendroseris macrophylla D.Don

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1832 by David Don as Dendroseris macrophylla. In 2012, based on molecular phylogenetic evidence, it was shown that Dendroseris was embedded within the genus Sonchus, and all its species were transferred to that genus, placed in Sonchus subg. Dendroseris.^[3] As the combination Sonchus macrophyllus had already been used for a different species, the replacement name Sonchus splendens was published.^[3][4]