Davilanthus Explained

Davilanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.^[1]

It is native to Mexico.

Botanists Schilling & Panero in 2002 and 2011, studied the subtribe Helianthinae based on molecular sequences of nuclear ITS, ETS, and cpDNA, coming to a conclusion that that the genus Viguiera, did not constitute a monophyletic group. Among their conclusions they proposed to reclassify the genus, dividing and relocating its species in at least eleven genera: Aldama, Bahiopsis, Calanticaria, Davilanthus, Dendroviguiera, Gonzalezia, Heiseria, Heliomeris, Hymenostephium, Sidneya and Viguiera .^{[2] [3]}

Species

As accepted by Plants of the World Online;

• Davilanthus davilae
• Davilanthus hidalgoanus
• Davilanthus huajuapanus
• Davilanthus hypargyreus
• Davilanthus purpusii
• Davilanthus sericeus
• Davilanthus veracruzanus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Davilanthus E.E.Schill. & Panero Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 21 March 2021 . en.
2. Schilling . E.E. . Panero . J.L. . A revised classification of subtribe Helianthinae (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) I. Basal lineages. . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 2002 . 140 . 65–76 . 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2002.00079.x. free .
3. Schilling . Edward E. . Panero . Jose L. . A revised classification of subtribe Helianthinae (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) II. Derived lineages . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . November 2011 . 167 . 3 . 311–331 . 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01172.x. free .