Cyclolepis Explained

Cyclolepis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[1] The sole species, Cyclolepis genistoides, is native to South America, where it occurs in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and possibly Bolivia.^[2] Its common names include matorro negro.

This is a dominant halophytic shrub in some saline habitat types, such as coastal habitat near Bahía Blanca^{[3] [4]} and the inland salt marshes of central Argentina.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Tellería, M. C., et al. (2013). Pollen morphology and its taxonomic significance in the tribe Gochnatieae (Compositae, Gochnatioideae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 299(5), 935-48.
2. http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/boliviacompositae/genera/Cyclolepis.htm Cyclolepis.
3. Nebbia, A. J. and S. M. Zalba. (2007). Comunidades halófilas de la costa de la Bahía Blanca (Argentina): Caracterización, mapeo y cambios durante los últimos cincuenta años. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 42(3-4), 261-71.
4. Krüger, H. R. and N. Peinemann. (1996). Coastal plain halophytes and their relation to soil ionic composition. Vegetatio 122(2), 143-50.
5. Cantero, J. J., et al. (1998). Environmental relationships of vegetation patterns in saltmarshes of central Argentina. Folia Geobotanica 33(2), 133-45.