Wedelia Explained
Wedelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1] They are one of the genera commonly called "creeping-oxeyes".
The genus is named in honor of German botanist and physician Georg Wolfgang Wedel, 1645–1721.[2] [3]
Taxonomy
There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Further studies are needed to clarify its taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships.[4] [5]
Many species were once considered part of Wedelia but have been now transferred to other genera, including Angelphytum, Aspilia, Baltimora, Blainvillea, Chrysogonum, Eclipta, Elaphandra, Eleutheranthera, Guizotia, Heliopsis, Kingianthus, Lasianthaea, Melampodium, Melanthera, Moonia, Sphagneticola, Synedrella, Tuberculocarpus, Verbesina, Viguiera, Villanova, Wollastonia and Zexmenia.
Species list
Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of December 2022:[6]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/622925#page/11/mode/1up Jacquin, Nicolaus Joseph von. 1760. Enumeratio systematica plantarumquas in insulis Caribaeis vicinaque Americes continente detexit nouas, aut iam cognitas emandauit 8, 28
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=134801 Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 125, Wedelia Jacquin, Enum. Syst. Pl. 8, 28. 1760.
- Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology . IV R-Z . 2000 . Taylor & Francis US . 978-0-8493-2678-3 . 2823.
- https://archive.today/20120719132526/http://www.amjbot.org/content/86/3/413.full Phylogenetic relationships of subtribe Ecliptinae - American Journal of Botany
- Orchard, Anthony E. 2013. The Wollastonia/Melanthera/Wedelia generic concept (Asteraceae:Ecliptinae), with particular reference to Australia and Malesia. Nuytsia 23:337-466 (as Acunniana procumbens (DC.) Orchard),
- Web site: Wedelia Jacq. . 2022 . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2 December 2022.
