Adenostyles Explained

Adenostyles is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family Asteraceae, and of the tribe Senecioneae. It was described as a genus in 1816.^{[1] [2]} Adenostyles occur in the temperate climates of the northern hemisphere, mainly in Europe and Asia Minor.^{[3] [4]}

Adenostyles includes species that were considered to belong to the genus Cacalia.^[5] The term was used in 1883 for a genus of Orchidaceae.^[6]

Species

, Plants of the World online has 6 accepted species:^{[7] [8]}

Selected hybrids include:

• Adenostyles × canescens
• Adenostyles × eginensis

Selected synonyms include:

• Adenostyles macrophylla - synonym of Caucasalia macrophylla
• Adenostyles platyphylloides - synonym of Caucasalia pontica
• Adenostyles rhombifolia - synonym of Caucasalia macrophylla
• Adenostyles similiflorus - synonym of Caucasalia similiflora

Notes and References

1. Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1816. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (Second edition) (Suppl.): 59
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032784 Tropicos, Adenostyles Cass.
3. Web site: Taxon: . 2008-04-15 . Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) . Germplasm Resources Information Network . Taxonomy for Plants . USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . https://web.archive.org/web/20080422204654/http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/ . 2008-04-22 . dead.
4. Web site: Details for: Cacalia . 2008-04-15 . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem . Botanical Garden in Berlin . Euro+Med PlantBase . .
5. Web site: Details for: Adenostyles . 2008-04-15 . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem . Botanical Garden in Berlin . Euro+Med PlantBase . .
6. Web site: Plant Name Details: Orchidaceae Adenostyles Benth. & Hook.f. . 2008-04-15 . International Plant Names Index . International Plant Names Index . 2005 .
7. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Adenostyles The Plant List, search for Adenostyles
8. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Adenostyles Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Adenostyles