''Angianthus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
.
[Wendland, Johann Christoph. 1810.]
Collectio Plantarum 2(2): 31t. 48
/ref>Tropicos, ''Angianthus'' J.C. Wendl.
/ref> All species of this genus are endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to Australia
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Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Johann Christoph Wendland
Johann Christoph Wendland (July 17, 1755 – July 27, 1828) was a German botanist and gardener born in Petit-Landau, Alsace.
Family
His son, Heinrich Wendland, Heinrich Ludolph Wendland (1791–1869), and his grandson, Hermann Wendland ( ...
in 1810, for the species ''Angianthus tomentosus''.[ The genus name derives from the Greek: ''angeion'', a vessel or cup, and ''anthos'', flower, and refers to the cup-like shape of the ring of broad pappus-scales.][Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957) Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 923.] ''Angianthus tomentosus'', although originally the type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
,[ is now considered to be a synonym of '' Siloxerus tomentosus'', but the genus name ''Angianthus'' is conserved against ''Siloxerus''.]
Species
, Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:Angianthus glabratus
''Angianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Wendland, Johann Christoph. 1810.Collectio Plantarum 2(2): 31 All species of this genus are endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Johann Christoph ...
'' P.S.Short
*'' Angianthus globuliformis'' M.Lyons & Keighery
*'' Angianthus halophilus'' Keighery
*'' Angianthus microcephalus'' Benth.
*'' Angianthus micropodioides'' (Benth.) Benth.
*''Angianthus milnei
''Angianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Wendland, Johann Christoph. 1810.Collectio Plantarum 2(2): 31 All species of this genus are endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Johann Christoph ...
'' Benth.
*'' Angianthus newbeyi'' P.S.Short
*'' Angianthus phyllocalymmeus'' (F.Muell.) Druce
*'' Angianthus preissianus'' (Steetz) Benth.
*''Angianthus prostratus
''Angianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Wendland, Johann Christoph. 1810.Collectio Plantarum 2(2): 31 All species of this genus are Endemism, endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Johann ...
'' P.S.Short
*'' Angianthus pygmaeus'' Benth.
*'' Angianthus uniflorus'' P.S.Short
Gallery
Angianthus preissianus - Flickr - Kevin Thiele (1).jpg, '' A. preissianus''
Angianthus acrohyalinus - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg, '' A. acrohyalinus''
File:Collectio plantarum tam exoticarum, quam indigenarum, cum delineatione, descriptione culturaque earum (19729446413).jpg, '' A. tomentosus'' (t. 48, Wendland)[
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References
External links
Australian Virtual Herbarium: Occurrence data for ''Angianthus''
GBIF: Occurrence data for ''Angianthus''
South Australia seedbank website: ''Angianthus''
SA Flora: ''Angianthus''
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Gnaphalieae
Asteraceae genera
Endemic flora of Australia
Taxa named by Johann Christoph Wendland
Plants described in 1810
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