Melanthera

Melanthera nivea

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: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Ecliptinae
Genus: Melanthera
Species: M. latifolia – M. lituana – M. nivea – M. parvifolia – M. robusta – M. taiwanensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melanthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 25. Reference page.

Name

Melanthera Rohr, Skr. Naturhist.-Selsk. 2(1): 213–214. (1792)

• Type species: Melanthera panduriformis Cass. vide Melanthera nivea (L.) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small]. 1251, 1340. (1903)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Echinocephalum Gardner in London J. Bot. 7: 294 (1848)
  • Melananthera Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 106 (1803)

Note: Circumscription s.s. and now follows Orchard (2013) & Hassler (2018)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia & America Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is. Introduced into: Illinois References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rohr 1792. Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 2(1): 213–214.

Additional references

• Orchard, A.E. 2013. The Wollastonia/Melanthera/Wedelia generic complex (Asteraceae: Ecliptinae), with particular reference to Australia and Malesia. Nuytsia 23: 337-466. Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Wagner, W.L. & Robinson, H.E. 2001. Lipochaeta and Melanthera (Asteraceae: Heliantheae subtribe Ecliptinae): establishing their natural limits and a synopsis. Brittonia 53(4): 539-61. Full text PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melanthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Melanthera. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Melanthera. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 01 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Melanthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Feb. 2018.
• Melanthera Rohr – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). out of date
• IUCN link: Melanthera threatened species
• Melanthera – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Vernacular names

English: Squarestem

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