| Psilactis | |
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| Psilactis asteroides, Otero County, New Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Symphyotrichinae |
| Genus: | Psilactis A.Gray |
| Type species | |
| Psilactis asteroides12 A.Gray
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| Species3 | |
| Synonyms4 | |
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Psilactis is a genus of North American and South American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae which are known by the common name tansyaster.5 There are six species within the genus.
Taxonomy
The genus contains six species: Psilactis asteroides, Psilactis brevilingulata, Psilactis gentryi, Psilactis heterocarpa, Psilactis odysseus, and Psilactis tenuis.3 Formerly included in the genus were Psilactis coulteri and Psilactis crispa which are now placed in genus Leucosyris as L. coulteri6 and L. crispa,7 respectively. Additionally, Psilactis lepta has been determined to be a taxonymic synonym of Psilactis asteroides.8
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P. asteroides -
P. brevilingulata -
P. gentryi -
P. heterocarpa
Distribution
Five species within the genus have native distribution in Mexico. Psilactis heterocarpa is restricted to Texas in the United States with no Mexican distribution.9 P. odysseus is restricted to the Mexican states Nuevo León and Tamaulipas,10 and the other four species, P. asteroides,11 P. brevilingulata,12 P. gentryi,13 and P. tenuis14 have distributions in both Mexico and the United States. P. brevilingulata has an additional presence in Colombia and Peru.12
Citations
Citations
- Lectotype designated by Pfeiffer, L.K.G. 1874. Nomenclator Botanicus 2(2): 857.
- Tropicos, Psilactis A. Gray
- POWO 2021.
- Morgan 2006.
- USDA 2014.
- POWO 2021, Psilactis coulteri A.Gray.
- POWO 2021, Psilactis crispa Brandegee.
- POWO 2021, Psilactis lepta Shinners.
- Hassler 2021, Psilactis heterocarpa (R. L. Hartm. & M. A. Lane) D. R. Morgan.
- Hassler 2021, Psilactis odysseus (G. L. Nesom) D. R. Morgan.
- Hassler 2021, Psilactis asteroides A. Gray.
- Hassler 2021, Psilactis brevilingulata Sch. Bip. ex Hemsl..
- Hassler 2021, Psilactis gentryi (Standl.) D. R. Morgan.
- Hassler 2021, Psilactis tenuis S. Watson.
References
References
- Morgan, D.R. (2006). "Psilactis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 September 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- Hassler, M. (2021). "Psilactis A. Gray". Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, L. Vandepitte, R. E. DeWalt, D. Remsen, P. Schalk, T. Orrell, M. Keping, J. Miller, R. Aalbu, R. Adlard, E. Adriaenssens, C. Aedo, E. Aescht, N. Akkari, M. A. Alonso-Zarazaga, B. Alvarez, F. Alvarez, G. Anderson, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2021-08-06). Catalogue of Life. doi:10.48580/d4sd-3dd. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- POWO (2021). "Psilactis A.Gray". Plants of the World Online (powo.science.kew.org). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- NRCS (2014). "Psilactis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 September 2021.