Aphyllocladus

Aphyllocladus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3][4]

Aphyllocladus
Amphyllocladus spartioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Mutisioideae
Tribe:
Mutisieae
Genus:
Aphyllocladus

Type species
Aphyllocladus spartioides
Synonyms[1]

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- to three-celled, flagellate hairs in the narrow grooves between them, and large secretory cavities. The linear to spathulate leaves, are alternate set along the branches, but are shedded early so the plants look leafless most of the time.

Inflorescence

The flower heads are set individually at the tip of the branches. The lilac to purple corollas of the disc florets are deeply split, creating five coiled lobes. The anthers have stump tips, long pilose tails, and produce pollen that is higher than wide. The branches of the style are finely grainy on the outside. The one-seeded, indehiscent fruits (called cypselas) may have long-pilose hairs or lack hair altogether, but are not bristly or barbed.[5]

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised:[1]

Formerly placed here:

Distribution

The genus is native to Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.[1]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Weddell, Hugh (Hugo) Algernon. 1855. Chloris Andina: essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud 1(1): 11 description in Latin, commentary in French
  3. Weddell, Hugh (Hugo) Algernon. 1855. Chloris Andina: essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud 1(1): plate 2, figure A line drawing as illustration
  4. Tropicos, Aphyllocladus Wedd.
  5. Freire, Susana E.; Barboza, Gloria E.; Cantero, Juan J.; Ariza Espinar, Luis (2014). "Famatinanthus, a New Andean Genus Segregated from Aphyllocladus (Asteraceae)". Systematic Botany. 39 (1): 349–360. doi:10.1600/036364414x678062.


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