Panaetia Explained

Panaetia, a genus in the Asteraceae (daisy) family, was first described by Henri Cassini in 1829Cassini, A.H.G. de . 1829. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. 17. 417. Panaetia . It is considered by Plants of the World Online and the Global Compositae Database to be a synonym of Podolepis Labil,.^{[1] [2]} while GBIF states it as "doubtful".^[3] However, in 2021, the Western Australian Herbarium accepted Jeffery Jeanes new circumscription of the genus, together with two species of Panaetia as being found in Western Australia: Panaetia lessonii, and Panaetia tepperi. Jeanes distinguished Panaetia from the genera, Podolepis, Siemssenia and Walshia, using the following characters:

1. the outer florets are all tubular; and
2. the cypselas are minutely tuberculate and lack long finger-like papillae.

The genus is named for the stoic philosopher, Panaetius of Rhodes.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Panaetia Cass. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-03-19. Plants of the World Online. en.
2. Web site: Global Compositae Database (GCD) - Panaetia Cass.. 2021-03-19. www.compositae.org.
3. Web site: Panaetia Cass.. 2021-03-19. www.gbif.org. en.