Chrysocoma obtusata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Homochrominae
Genus: Chrysocoma
Species: Chrysocoma obtusata

Name

Chrysocoma obtusata (Thunb.) Ehr.Bayer in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 17: 303 (1981)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aster obtusatus Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 159 (1800)
• Heterotypic
  • Aster fruticulosus Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 2018 (1803), nom. illeg.
  • Aster pluriflorus G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 346 (1830)
  • Aster rosmarinifolius Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 526 (1826)
  • Chrysocoma polygalifolia S.Moore in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 1014 (1904)
  • Diplopappus obtusatus Less. in Linnaea 6: 118 (1831)
  • Diplopappus pluriflorus Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 516 (1840)
  • Diplostephium obtusatum Nees in Gen. Sp. Aster.: 196 (1832)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Namibia, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bayer, E. 1981. Revision der Gattung Chrysocoma L. (Asteraceae - Astereae). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 17: 259–392. BHL Reference page. 
• Lessing, C.F. 1831. Synanthereae Rich. In: Chamisso, L.K.A.v. & Schlechtendal, D.F.L.v. (ed.): De plantis in Expeditione Romanzoffiana observatis disserere pergitur. Linnaea 6(1): 83–170. BHL Reference page. 
• Loudon, J.C. 1830. Loudon's Hortus britannicus. A catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain. XXIV+576 pp. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Sprengel, C. 1826. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta. Vol. III: Classis 16–23. 936 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. 
• Steudel, E. 1840. Nomenclator botanicus. Seu: synonymia plantarum universalis, enumerans ordine alphabetico nomina atque synonyma, tum generica tum specifica, et a Linnaeo et a recentioribus de re botanica scriptoribus plantis phanerogamis imposita. Editio secunda ex nova elaborata et aucta. Pars I: Lit. A–K. 852 pp. Typis et sumptibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. 
• Thunberg, C.P. 1800. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772–1775, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg. Pars posterior pp. [85] 191. Uppsala, J. Edman. BHL Reference page. 
• Willdenow, C.L. 1803. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 3, pars 3. pp. [1477]–2409. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Chrysocoma obtusata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 01 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Chrysocoma obtusata. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Chrysocoma obtusata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 January 2026. Reference page.