Werneria (Asteraceae)

Werneria digitata

Werneria humilis

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: Werneria
Species: W. acerosa – W. amblydactyla – W. ciliolata – W. crassa – W. dactylophylla – W. decora – W. digitata – W. esquilachensis – W. funkiana – W. humilis – W. incisa – W. juniperina – W. lorochaqui – W. marcida – W. poposa – W. pseudodigitata – W. rigida – W. rosea – W. rosenii – W. sotarensis – W. staffordiae – W. weddellii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Werneria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July 13. Reference page.

Name

Werneria Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 4(16): 148 (ed. fol.). (1818) [dt. 1820; issued 26 Oct 1818] ; addit. publ.: 4(16): 189 (1820).

• Type species: Werneria rigida Kunth, Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 4: 189 (1818).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Xenophyllum V.A.Funk, Novon 7: 235 (1997), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Oresigonia Willd. ex Less., Syn. Gen. Compos.: 393 (1832), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Chile North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S. 1820. Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt. Tomus 4 (quarto ed.). 312 pp., tt. 301–412. N. Maze, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Werneria (Asteraceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Werneria (Asteraceae). Published online. Accessed: 9 April 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Werneria (Asteraceae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 April 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Werneria (Asteraceae). 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 April 9. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Werneria (Asteraceae). Accessed: 2024 August 31.

Vernacular names

español: Yaretillas

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