Mairia

Mairia coriacea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Mairiinae
Genus: Mairia
Species: M. coriacea – M. lasiocarpa – M. petiolata – M. purpurata – M. robusta

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mairia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 22. Reference page.

Name

Mairia Nees, Gen. Sp. Aster. 247. (1832)

• Type species: Mairia crenata (Thunb.) Nees. (1832)
  

Note: Originally proposed to be in Hinterhuberinae, but this is not supported by Brouillet et al., (2009) and so was left unplaced. Species circumscription sensu Herman & Zinnecker-Wiegand (2016) and Manning & Goldblatt (2012).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1833. Genera et species asterearum. Recensuit, descriptionibus et animadversionibus illustravit. Latin. Sumtibus Leonardi Schrag, Norimbergae. 334 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brouillet, L., Lowrey, T.K., Urbatsch, L.E., Wagstaff, S.J., Karaman-Castro, V., Sancho, G. & Semple, J.C. 2009. Phylogeny and evolution of the Astereae. In: Funk, V.A., Susanna, A., Stuessy, T.F. & Bayer, R.J. (eds), Systematics, Evolution and Biogeography of the Compositae, pp. 449–489. IAPT, Vienna. ISBN 978-3-9501754-3-1 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Herman, P.P.J. & Zinnecker-Wiegand, U. 2016. A taxonomic revision of the genus Mairia (Asteraceae, Astereae) in South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 105: 45-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.202 Reference page. 
• Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Volume 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29: 1–825. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-74-7. PDF. Reference page. 
• Nesom, G.L. 1994. Repartition of Mairia (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytologia 76(2): 85–95. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Mairia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. February. Mairia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. February. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: February 22 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Mairia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 February 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Mairia. Published online. Accessed: February 22 2023.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Mairia. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 31.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: vuuraster
English: fire daisy

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