Egletes prostrata

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: Egletinae
Genus: Egletes
Species: Egletes prostrata

Name

Egletes prostrata (Sw.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 334 (1891).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Matricaria prostrata Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 114 (1788).
• Homotypic
  • Chrysanthemum prostratum (Sw.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 460 (1807).
• Heterotypic
  • Egletes bellidiflora Less., Syn. Gen. Compos.: 252 (1832).
  • Egletes domingensis Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 14: 265 (1819).
  • Egletes domingensis var. glabrata DC., Prodr. 6: 42 (1838).
  • Egletes glabrata Benth., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1852: 103 (1853).
  • Egletes prostrata var. glabrata (DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 334 (1891).
  • Eyselia bellidiflora Rchb., Iconogr. Bot. Exot. 3: 15 (1830).
  • Grangea domingensis (Cass.) M.Gómez, Dicc. Bot. Nom. Vulg. Cub. Puerto-Riquenos: 115 (1889).
  • Pyrethrum lanatum Spreng. ex DC., Prodr. 6: 42 (1838), not validly publ.
  • Pyrethrum simplicifolium Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 2151 (1803).
  • Xerobius lanatus Cass., Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1817: 153 (1817).

References

Primary references

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio Generum Plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Egletes prostrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Egletes prostrata. Published online. Accessed: 24. Sep. 2025. Reference page.