Critoniopsis sandemanii

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: Vernonioideae
Tribus: Vernonieae
Subtribus: Piptocarphinae
Genus: Critoniopsis
Species: Critoniopsis sandemanii

Name

Critoniopsis sandemanii (H.Rob. & B.Kahn) Aguilar-Cano & Loeuille, Kew Bull. 80(1): 73 (2025)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Vernonia sandemanii H.Rob. & B.Kahn, Phytologia 58: 254 (1985)
    • Type: Peru, Huanuco, Carpish (above Huanuco), alt. 8500 ft, June 1938, Sandeman 219 (holotype BM [001009135])
• Homotypic
  • Cuatrecasanthus sandemanii (H.Rob.) H.Rob., Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 17: 210 (1989)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Aguilar-Cano, J., Siniscalchi, C.M., Lucas, E., Malakasi, P. & Loeuille, B. 2025. Further disintegration of Piptocarphinae, an amplified concept of Critoniopsis and notes on the occurrence of paleae in Piptocarpha (Compositae: Vernonieae). Kew Bulletin 80(1): 67-82. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-024-10183-7 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Critoniopsis sandemanii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Critoniopsis sandemanii. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 28 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Critoniopsis sandemanii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Oct. 2025. Reference page.