Mairia

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: Astereae
Subtribus: Mairiinae
Genus: Mairia
Species: M. coriacea – M. lasiocarpa – M. petiolata – M. purpurata – M. robusta

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mairia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 22. Reference page.

Name

Mairia Nees, Gen. Sp. Aster. 247. (1832)

Type species: Mairia crenata (Thunb.) Nees. (1832)

Note: Originally proposed to be in Hinterhuberinae, but this is not supported by Brouillet et al., (2009) and so was left unplaced. Species circumscription sensu Herman & Zinnecker-Wiegand (2016) and Manning & Goldblatt (2012).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1833. Genera et species asterearum. Recensuit, descriptionibus et animadversionibus illustravit. Latin. Sumtibus Leonardi Schrag, Norimbergae. 334 pp. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Brouillet, L., Lowrey, T.K., Urbatsch, L.E., Wagstaff, S.J., Karaman-Castro, V., Sancho, G. & Semple, J.C. 2009. Phylogeny and evolution of the Astereae. In: Funk, V.A., Susanna, A., Stuessy, T.F. & Bayer, R.J. (eds), Systematics, Evolution and Biogeography of the Compositae, pp. 449–489. IAPT, Vienna. ISBN 978-3-9501754-3-1 ResearchGate Reference page.
Herman, P.P.J. & Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 2016. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mairia (Asteraceae, Astereae) in South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 105: 45-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.202 Reference page.
Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Volume 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29: 1–825. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-74-7. PDF. Reference page.
Nesom, G.L. 1994. Repartition of Mairia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 76(2): 85–95. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mairia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. February. Mairia. 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. February. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: February 22 {{{3}}}. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Mairia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 February 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mairia. Published online. Accessed: February 22 2023.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Mairia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 31.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: vuuraster
English: fire daisy