Bartlettina Explained

Bartlettina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2] [3]} They are native to tropical regions of Mesoamerica and South America.^[4] The genus was erected to house several plants separated from genus Eupatorium.^[4]

These are shrubs or perennial herbs with woody bases. The oppositely arranged leaves have smooth or serrated edges. The flower heads contain tubular florets.^[4]

The best known species may be the blue mist flower (B. sordida), which is cultivated as an ornamental plant^[5] and has become naturalized outside its native range.

Species^{[6] [7]}

formerly included^[7]

• Bartlettina ehrenbergii (Hemsl.) R.M.King & H.Rob., Synonym of Bartlettina macrocephala (Benth.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
• Bartlettina lanicaulis (B.L.Rob.) B.L.Turner, Synonym of Critonia lanicaulis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
• Bartlettina ruae (Standl.) R.M.King & H.Rob., Synonym of Bartlettina pansamalensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13786426#page/172/mode/1up King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 22(3): 160-162
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13169533#page/310/mode/1up King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 21(5): 294-297.
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40025122 Tropicos, Bartlettina R.M. King & H. Rob.
4. http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Taxon.aspx?id=_bdb2f703-7d16-4eb9-8da9-845dd45e3a1a&fileName=Flora%204.xml Bartlettina.
5. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140623024546/http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/welcome/royal_botanic_garden/gardens_and_domain/Plant_of_the_Month/Bartlettina_sordida Bartlettina sordida, Plant of the Month, September.
6. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Compositae/Bartlettina/ Bartlettina.
7. https://archive.today/20141109141901/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameSearch&searchText=Bartlettina&searchField=NameFull Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist