Robinsonia (Asteraceae)

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: Senecioneae
Subtribus: Senecioninae
Genus: Robinsonia
Species: R. berteroi – R. evenia – R. gayana – R. gracilis – R. longifolia – R. macrocephala – R. masafuerae – R. saxatilis – R. thurifera

Name

Robinsonia DC., Arch. Bot. (Paris) 2: 333. (1833). nom. cons.

Type species: Robinsonia gayana Decne.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Ingenhouzia Bertero ex DC., Prodr. 6: 447 (1838), nom. inval.
- Rhetinodendron Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. 1: 216 (1839)
- Symphyochaeta (DC.) Skottsb., Nat. Hist. Juan Fernandez 2(6): 785 (1953)
- Vendredia Baill., Hist. Pl. 8: 264 (1882), nom. illeg. superfl.

Homonyms

Robinsonia Scop., Intr. Hist. Nat.: 218. 1777, nom. rejic. (Ochnaceae)

Note: Pelser et al., 2010) present evidence to suggest that this genus is deeply nested in Senecio and they formally provide combinations in order to sink the genus, if required. However, see Hassler (2018) who prefer to maintain its separation, therefore this taxonomy is only an opinion.

References

Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. 1833. Genres nouveaux appartenant à la famille des Composées ou Synanthérées. Archives de Botanique. Paris 2: (Première décade): 330–334. (Seconde décade): 514–519 GoogleBooks Reference page.
Pelser, P.B., Tepe, E.J., Kennedy, A.H. & Watson, L.E. 2010. The fate of Robinsonia (Asteraceae): sunk in Senecio, but still monophyletic? Phytotaxa 5: 31–46. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.5.1.2 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Robinsonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Aug. 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Robinsonia. 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 Jan. 22. Reference page.