''Sonchus splendens'',

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''Dendroseris macrophylla'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands of Chile. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1832 by David Don as ''Dendroseris macrophylla''. In 2012, based on

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evidence, it was shown that ''Dendroseris'' was embedded within the genus ''Sonchus'', and all its species were transferred to that genus, placed in ''Sonchus'' subg. ''Dendroseris''. As the combination ''Sonchus macrophyllus'' had already been used for a different species, the

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''Sonchus splendens'' was published.

References

splendens Endemic flora of the Juan Fernández Islands Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichorieae-stub