Thamnoseris

pachycaul tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae[1]
Genus: Thamnoseris
F.Phil
Type species
Thamnoseris lacerata
(Phil.) F.Phil
Synonyms[1]
  • Rea lacerata Phil.
  • Dendroseris lacerata (Phil.) Hemsl.
  • Thamnoseris lobata I.M.Johnst.

Thamnoseris is a genus of plants in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family.[2][3][4]

There is only one known species, Thamnoseris lacerata, commonly known as the pachycaul tree. It is endemic to the Desventuradas Islands in the South Pacific, part of the Republic of Chile.[1][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Philippi, Federico. 1875. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 47: 189-191
  3. ↑ Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1870. 1870, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 28 : 499
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Thamnoseris F. Phil.
  5. ↑ "Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2007)".
  6. ↑ "San Félix-San Ambrosio Islands temperate forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.