Oriastrum is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, found in western South America (northwest Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru).[1][2][3][4] It is placed in the tribe Mutisieae.[5]

Oriastrum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Mutisieae
Genus: Oriastrum
Poepp.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aldunatea J.Rémy
  • Egania J.Rémy

Species

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As of May 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Oriastrum Poepp." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  2. ^ Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich. 1843. Nova genera ac species plantarum, quas in regno Chilensi Peruviano et in terra Amazonica 3: 50-51 in Latin
  3. ^ Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich. 1843. Nova genera ac species plantarum, quas in regno Chilensi Peruviano et in terra Amazonica 3: plate CCLVII (257) color illustration and line drawings
  4. ^ Tropicos, Oriastrum Poepp.
  5. ^ Robertson Davies, Alison Margaret (2009). A systematic revision of Chaetanthera Ruiz & Pav., and the reinstatement of Oriastrum Poepp. & Endl. (Asteraceae: Mutisieae) (PDF) (PhD thesis). Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Retrieved 2024-05-23.