Aetheorhiza

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: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Hyoseridinae
Genus: Aetheorhiza
Species: A. bulbosa

Name

Aetheorhiza Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. ed. 2. 48: 425 (1827).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aetheorrhiza Rchb., Consp. Regn. Veg.: 98 (1828), orth. var.

Note:

Possibly best placed in synonymy with Sonchus (Kim et al. 2007), but this is not universally accepted see Govaerts et al. (2022)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Ireland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Azores. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cassini, A.H.G. de 1827. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 48: 425.

Additional references

• Kim, S.-C., Chunghee, L. & Mejías, J.A. 2007. Phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast DNA matK gene and ITS of nrDNA sequences reveals polyphyly of the genus Sonchus and new relationships among the subtribe Sonchinae (Asteraceae: Cichorieae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44(2): 578–597. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.03.014 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Aetheorhiza in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Dec. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Aetheorhiza. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 2 2022. Reference page.