Smallanthus Explained

Smallanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Millerieae within the family Asteraceae.^[1]

Taxonomy

The following species are currently recognized:^[2]

• Smallanthus apus – Mexico
• Smallanthus cocuyensis – Colombia
• Smallanthus connatus – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile
• Smallanthus fruticosus – Ecuador, Peru
• Smallanthus glabratus – Bolivia, Peru
• Smallanthus jelksii – Peru
• Smallanthus latisquamus – Mexico, Central America
• Smallanthus lundellii – Guatemala
• Smallanthus macroscyphus – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
• Smallanthus maculatus – Central America, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz
• Smallanthus macvaughii – Jalisco
• Smallanthus meridensis – Venezuela
• Smallanthus microcephalus – Ecuador, Peru
• Smallanthus oaxacanus – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
  • Smallanthus obscurus – Chiapas Smallanthus parviceps – Bolivia
• Smallanthus putlanus – Oaxaca
• Smallanthus pyramidalis – Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
• Smallanthus quichensis – Guatemala, Costa Rica
• Smallanthus riograndensis – Rio Grande do Sul
• Smallanthus riparius – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala, Chiapas
• Smallanthus siegesbeckia – Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay
• Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacón) – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
• Smallanthus uvedalia – eastern and south-central United States from Texas to Florida to New York

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=130559 Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 33 Smallanthus Mackenzie ex Small
2. Vitali. Maira. Sancho. Gisela. Katinas. Liliana. 2015. A revision of Smallanthus (Asteraceae, Millerieae), the "yacón" genus. Phytotaxa. en. 214. 1. 1 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.214.1.1. 1179-3163. 11336/66806. free.