A generic review of the tribe Liabeae (Asteraceae) / Harold Robinson.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Harold, 1932- author.

Contributor:

Smithsonian Institution. Press, publisher.

Series:

Smithsonian contributions to botany ; no. 54.

Smithsonian contributions to botany ; number 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Compositae--Classification.

Compositae.

Compositae--Identification.

Genre:

Online resources.

Field guides.

Classification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 69 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

City of Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983.

Summary:

The neotropical tribe Liabeae is treated with approximately 157 species aligned in 15 genera and three subtribes, the Liabinae containing Austroliabum, Cacosmia, Chionopappus, Ferreyranthus, Liabellum, Liabum, Microliabum, Oligactis, and Sinclairia; Paranepheliinae containing Paranephelius and Pseudonoseris; and Munnoziinae containing Chrysactinium, Erato, Munnotia, and Philoglossa. The latter two subtribes are formally described herein as new. The tribe is placed in the subfamily Cichorioideae, and distinctions from the Vernonieae are discussed. A phylogeny of the tribe is proposed with probable central Andean origin. Various elements of the tribe are traced phyletically and geographically. The genera are seen as unusually well isolated from one another compared to genera in most of the more successful tribes of the Asteraceae. The apparent restriction of reticulating evolution to the early development of the Liabeae is suggested as a reason for the comparatively limited success of the tribe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-65) and index.

Online resource, PDF version; title from cover (SI, viewed December 27, 2018).

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Robinson, Harold Ernest, 1932- Generic review of the tribe Liabeae (Asteraceae)

OCLC:

85812297