The Mutisioideae are a subfamily in the plant 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 ...
that includes about 630 species assigned to 44 different genera. This subfamily is mainly native in South America, except for '' Adenocaulon'', ''
Chaptalia
''Chaptalia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
''Chaptalia'' is native primarily to Mesoamerica, South America, and the West Indies, with a few species in the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or ...
'', ''
Gerbera
''Gerbera'' ( or ) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a ''Gerbera'' was made by J. D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described '' Gerbera jamesonii'', a Sout ...
'', ''
Trichocline
''Trichocline'' is a genus of Australian and South American plants in the tribe Mutisieae within the family Asteraceae. It consists of one species from Australia ''(T. spathulata)'' and twenty-three from South America.
Its closest relatives a ...
'', which have species in all continents other than Europe and Antarctica. Common characters are the deeply incised corollas of the disc florets, with five
lobes, sometimes merged in two lips, flower heads with overlapping involucral bracts, anthers with tails and pointy tips, the styles usually stick far out of the florets and are essentially hairless. Most species are herbs, but some are vines, shrubs, or small trees.
Taxonomy
The subfamily Mutisioideae consists of three
tribes
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to conflic ...
:Mutisioideae - The Tree of Life Web Project
;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''
*'' Chap ...
Brachyclados
''Brachyclados'' is a small genus of South American plants in the tribe Mutisieae tribe within the family Asteraceae.
; Species
* '' Brachyclados caespitosus'' (Phil.) Speg. - southern Argentina ( Chubut + Santa Cruz)
* '' Brachyclados lycioide ...
'' Gillies ex D.Don (three spp.)
* ''
Chaetanthera
''Chaetanthera'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in 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 Astera ...
'' Ruiz & Pav. (47 spp.)
* ''
Chaptalia
''Chaptalia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
''Chaptalia'' is native primarily to Mesoamerica, South America, and the West Indies, with a few species in the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or ...
Gerbera
''Gerbera'' ( or ) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a ''Gerbera'' was made by J. D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described '' Gerbera jamesonii'', a Sout ...
'' L. (40 spp.)
* ''
Leibnitzia
''Leibnitzia'' (sunbonnets) is a genus of Asian and North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
The genus is named for Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German scientist and mathematician
; Species
'' Cass. (eight spp.)
* ''
Lulia
''Lulia'' is a genus of Brazilian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
;Species
There is only one known species, ''Lulia nervosa'', native to Brazil (States of Paraná, Santa Catarina, São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Sai ...
'' Zardini (one sp.)
* ''
Mutisia
''Mutisia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the tribe Mutisieae within the family Asteraceae. ''Mutisia'' has been named after José Celestino Mutis. It comprises about sixty species which can be found along the entire length of the Andes and i ...
'' L.f. (58 spp.)
* ''
Oreoseris
''Oreoseris'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Anatolia, Central Asia, the Himalaya region, and Thailand. Originally described in 1838, it was resurrected with the Asian species of ''Gerbera
''Gerbera'' ( or ) ...
'' DC. (12 spp.)
* ''
Pachylaena
''Pachylaena'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the tribe Mutisieae within the family Asteraceae.
; SpeciesMarticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 42: 1–157
* '' Pachylaena atri ...
'' D.Don ex Hook. (two spp.)
* ''
Perdicium
''Perdicium'' is a genus of African plants in the tribe Mutisieae within the family Asteraceae.
; SpeciesTrichocline
''Trichocline'' is a genus of Australian and South American plants in the tribe Mutisieae within the family Asteraceae. It consists of one species from Australia ''(T. spathulata)'' and twenty-three from South America.
Its closest relatives a ...
'' Cass. (24 spp.)
;Tribe
Onoserideae
The Onoserideae are a tribe of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
;Genera
*''Aphyllocladus
''Aphyllocladus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Description
''Aphyllocladus'' species are monoecious shrubs.
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Aphyllocladus
''Aphyllocladus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Description
''Aphyllocladus'' species are monoecious shrubs.
Stems and leaves
The species have stems with strong and very wide ribs, with tufts of long simple, two- ...
'' Wedd.
*''
Gypothamnium
''Gypothamnium'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
;Species
There is only one known species, ''Gypothamnium pinifolium'', native to the Atacama Desert of northern Chile
Chile, officially the Republic ...
'' Phil. (one sp.)
*''
Lycoseris
''Lycoseris'' is a genus of Central and South American flowering plants in 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 or ...
'' Cass.
*''
Onoseris
''Onoseris'' is a genus of Mesoamerican and South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Plazia
''Plazia'' is a genus of South American plants in the family Asteraceae.
; Species Versioned wiki page: 2014-01-31, version 41320, http://species-id.net/w/index.php?title=Plazia&oldid=41320, contributors (alphabetical order): Pensoft Publishers.
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'' Ruiz & Pav
*''
Paquirea
''Paquirea'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to 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 Aster ...
'' Panero, J. & S. E. Freire. (1 sp.)
*''
Urmenetea
''Urmenetea'' is a genus of South American plants in the family Asteraceae.
;Species
The only known species is ''Urmenetea atacamensis'', native to northern Chile (Antofagasta, Atacama) and northern Argentina ( Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta
Salta ...
'' Phil.
;Tribe
Nassauvieae
The Nassauvieae are a tribe of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Mutisioideae - The Tree of Life Web Project
Gene ...
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Acourtia
''Acourtia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae and was first described as a genus in 1830. It includes ''desertpeonies'', such as ''Acourtia nana'' (dwarf desertpeony) and ''Acourtia runcinata'' (featherleaf desertpeony).
T ...
'' D.Don (65 spp.)
* ''
Ameghinoa
''Ameghinoa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, described in 1897 by Carlo Luigi Spegazzini.
There is only one known species, ''Ameghinoa patagonica'', native to the Chubut and Río Negro Provinces of Argentina
A ...
'' Speg.
* ''
Berylsimpsonia
''Proustia'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to the Greater Antilles.
The genus is named for Dr. Beryl Simpson, of the University of Texas.
; Species
* '' Berylsimpsonia crassinervis'' (Urb.) B.L.Turner - Hispaniola
* '' ...
'' B. L. Turner
* ''
Burkartia
''Burkartia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing the single species ''Burkartia lanigera''. It is endemic to southern Argentina (Provinces of Chubut, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz).
This species was formerly ...
'' Crisci (one sp.)
* ''
Calopappus
''Calopappus'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing the single species ''Calopappus acerosus''. It is endemic to central Chile, where it occurs in the Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Moun ...
Cephalopappus
''Cephalopappus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
There is only one known species, ''Cephalopappus sonchifolius'', native to eastern Brazil (States of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'Ri ...
'' Nees & Mart.
* ''
Criscia
''Criscia'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
;SpeciesDolichlasium'' Lag.
* ''
Holocheilus
''Holocheilus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
* ''
Jungia
''Jungia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native mostly to South America, with one widespread species extending its range into Central America and southern Mexico.
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Onlin ...
'' L. f.
* ''
Leucheria
''Leucheria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
''Leucheria'' is native to South America and the Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Oc ...
'' Lag.
* ''
Leunisia
''Leunisia'' is a genus of Chilean flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
;Species
There is only one known species, ''Leunisia laeta'', native to the Coquimbo and Valparaíso Regions of Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, ...
Marticorenia
''Marticorenia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
There is only one known species, ''Marticorenia foliosa'', endemic to Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South Amer ...
'' Crisci (one sp.)
* ''
Moscharia
''Moscharia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae native to South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in th ...
'' Ruiz & Pav.
* ''
Nassauvia
''Nassauvia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Nassauvieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and the Falkland Islands.
''Nassauvia'' is said to be chocolate scented.
Species
Formerly included
...
'' Comm. ex Juss.
* ''
Oxyphyllum
''Oxyphyllum'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
;Species
The only known species is ''Oxyphyllum ulicinum'', native to northern Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the west ...
'' Phil.
* ''
Pamphalea
''Pamphalea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus was first described by Lagasca in 1811, who spelled it ''Panphalea''.Lagasca y Segura, Mariano. 1811. Amenidades Naturales de las Españas 1(1): 34 de Candolle emen ...
Pleocarphus
''Pleocarphus '' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
;Species
There is only one known species, ''Pleocarphus revolutus'', found only in Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in th ...
Proustia
''Proustia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to South America and the West Indies.
; Species
* '' Proustia cuneifolia'' D.Don - Peru, Bolivia
* '' Proustia ilicifolia'' Hook. & Arn. - Argentina, Chile
* '' Prousti ...
'' Lag.
* ''
Triptilion
''Triptilion'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
; SpeciesTrixis
''Trixis'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to North and South America including the West Indies.
Members of the genus are commonly known as threefolds due to the outer lip of the corolla. The generic name is derived from ...
'' P.Br. (50 spp.)
Some species
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Gerbera jamesonii
''Gerbera jamesonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Gerbera'' belonging to the basal Mutisieae tribe within the large Asteraceae (or Compositae) family. It is indigenous to South Eastern Africa and commonly known as the Barberton ...
Leibnitzia anandria
''Leibnitzia'' (sunbonnets) is a genus of Asian and North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
The genus is named for Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German scientist and mathematician
; SpeciesOnoseris alata
''Onoseris'' is a genus of Mesoamerican and South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Acourtia runcinata
''Acourtia runcinata'', the featherleaf desertpeony or desert paeonia, is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas) and al ...
Trixis californica
''Trixis californica '', the American threefold or American trixis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and in Mexico in the stat ...
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