Fitchia (Asteraceae)

Fitchia speciosa

Fitchia nutans, illustration in Hooker 1845

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Coreopsideae
Genus: Fitchia
Species: F. cordata – F. cuneata – F. mangarevensis – F. nutans – F. rapensis – F. speciosa – F. tahitensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Fitchia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sept. 30. Reference page.

Name

Fitchia Hook.f., London J. Bot. 4: 640 (1845)

• Type species: Fitchia nutans Hook.f., London J. Bot. 4: 640 (1845)

Homonyms

• Fitchia Meisn., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 75 (1855), nom. illeg. = synonym of Grevillea R.Br. ex Knight (Proteaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: South-Central Pacific Cook Is., Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is. Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii [introduced] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1845. On Fitchia, a new genus of arborescent Compositae, (Trib. Cichoraceae), from Elizabeth Island, (lat. 26°, long. 125° W.) in the south Pacific. The London Journal of Botany 4: 640–643. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Fitchia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 March 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Fitchia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 ⧼Dec.⧽ 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Fitchia. Published online. Accessed: 6 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Fitchia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 May 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: فيطشية
русский: Фитчия

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