Symphyotrichum sect. Polyliguli

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: Symphyotrichinae
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Subgenus: S. subg. Virgulus
Sectio: Symphyotrichum sect. Polyliguli
Species: S. adnatum – S. campestre – S. fendleri – S. hintonii – S. moranense – S. novae-angliae – S. oblongifolium – S. trilineatum – S. walteri – S. yukonense

Name

Symphyotrichum sect. Polyliguli (Semple & Brouillet) Semple (2002)

• Type species: S. novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lasallea subsect. Polyligulae Semple & Brouillet, Amer. J. Bot. 67: 1023. 1980.

• Homotypic
  • Aster sect. Polyliguli (Semple & Brouillet) Semple, Univ. Waterloo Biol. Ser. 65: 84. 1991.
  • Virgulus sect. Polyliguli (Semple & Brouillet) Semple, Amer. J. Bot. 71(4): 523. 1984.

• Heterotypic
  • Aster [infragen.unranked] Brachyphylli Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 114. 1841.
    • Lasallea subsect. Brachyphyllae (Torr. & A.Gray) Semple & Brouillet, Amer. J. Bot. 67(7): 1023. 1980.
    • Symphyotrichum subsect. Brachyphylla (Torr. & A.Gray) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 77(3): 274. 1995.
    • Virgulus subsect. Brachyphylli (Torr. & A.Gray) Semple, Amer. J. Bot. 71(4): 523. 1984.
      • Type species: A. walteri Alexander
  • Aster [infragen.unranked] Oblongifolii Rydb., Fl. Colorado, 351 (-352). 1906.
    • Aster sect. Oblongifolii (Rydb.) A.G.Jones, Brittonia 32(2): 233. 1980.
    • Virgulus sect. Oblongifoli (Rydb.) Reveal & Keener, Taxon 30(3): 649. 1981.
      • Type species: A. oblongifolius Nutt.
  • Symphyotrichum subsect. Mexicanae G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 77: 273. 1995.
    • Type species: A. moranense (Kunth) G.L.Nesom

Note:

The earliest name at sectional rank is Aster sect. Oblongifolii (Rydb.) A.G.Jones and if the type of that section is included here the valid name should be "Symphyotrichum sect. Oblongifolii".

References

• Reveal, J.L. & Keener, C.S. 1981. Virgulus Raf. (1837), an earlier name for Lasallea Greene (1903) (Asteraceae). Taxon 30(3): 648–651. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Semple, J.C. in Semple, J.C., Heard, S.B., & Brouillet, L. 2002. Cultivated and native asters of Ontario (Compositae: Astereae): Aster L. (including Asteromoea Blume, Diplactis Raf. and Kalimeris (Cass.) Cass.), Callistephus Cass., Galatella Cass., Doellingeria Nees, Oclemena E.L.Greene, Eurybia (Cass.) S.F.Gray, Canadanthus Nesom, and Symphyotrichum Nees (including Virgulus Raf.). University of Waterloo Biology Series 41: 134 pp. Reference page.