Oriastrum Explained

Oriastrum is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, found in western South America (northwest Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru).^{[1] [2] [3]} It is placed in the tribe Mutisieae.^[4]

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[5]

• Oriastrum acerosum (J.Rémy) Phil.
• Oriastrum achenohirsutum (Tombesi) A.M.R.Davies
• Oriastrum apiculatum (J.Rémy) A.M.R.Davies
• Oriastrum dioicum (J.Rémy) Phil.
• Oriastrum famatinae A.M.R.Davies
• Oriastrum gnaphalioides Wedd.
• Oriastrum lycopodioides Wedd.
• Oriastrum minutum (Phil.) Nicola, S.E.Freire & Ariza
• Oriastrum pentacaenoides Phil.
• Oriastrum polymallum Phil.
• Oriastrum pulvinatum Phil.
• Oriastrum pusillum Poepp.
• Oriastrum revolutum (Phil.) A.M.R.Davies
• Oriastrum stuebelii (Hieron.) A.M.R.Davies
• Oriastrum tarapacensis A.M.R.Davies
• Oriastrum tontalensis A.M.R.Davies
• Oriastrum werdermannii A.M.R.Davies

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2898514#page/53/mode/1up Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich. 1843. Nova genera ac species plantarum, quas in regno Chilensi Peruviano et in terra Amazonica 3: 50-51
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2898514#page/152/mode/1up Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich. 1843. Nova genera ac species plantarum, quas in regno Chilensi Peruviano et in terra Amazonica 3: plate CCLVII (257)
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40033389 Tropicos, Oriastrum Poepp.
4. Robertson Davies . Alison Margaret . 2009 . A systematic revision of Chaetanthera Ruiz & Pav., and the reinstatement of Oriastrum Poepp. & Endl. (Asteraceae: Mutisieae) . PhD . Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München . 2024-05-23.
5. Oriastrum Poepp... 30025020-2. 2024-05-23. cs1.