''Mutisia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the tribe
Mutisieae
Mutisieae is a tribe of the family Asteraceae, subfamily Mutisioideae.
Genera
Mutisieae genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as of June 2022:
*''Adenocaulon''
*'' Amblysperma''
*''Brachyclados''
*''Chaetanthera''
*''Chaptali ...
within the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
. ''Mutisia'' has been named after
José Celestino Mutis
José Celestino Bruno Mutis y Bosio (6 April 1732 – 11 September 1808) was a Spanish priest, botanist and mathematician. He was a significant figure in the Spanish American Enlightenment, whom Alexander von Humboldt met with on his expeditio ...
. It comprises about sixty species which can be found along the entire length of the Andes and in southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.
Species accepted by the
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
as of December 2022:
; formerly included
[
see '']Gongylolepis
''Gongylolepis'' ( Gk. gongýlos γογγύλος "round") is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The following species are recognised by the ''Global Compositae Checklist'':
*''Gongylolepis benthamiana'' R.H.Sc ...
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* ''Mutisia obovata - Gongylolepis martiana
''Gongylolepis'' ( Gk. gongýlos γογγύλος "round") is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The following species are recognised by the ''Global Compositae Checklist'':
*''Gongylolepis benthamiana'' R.H.Sc ...
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See also
* Mutisianthol
References
External links
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Asteraceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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