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Ver. 25.01
Jan. 28th, 2025

450.0000 Family Asteraceae Dumort.; Comment. Bot. 55 (1822)
1620 genera, ca. 29.000 spp. (35.000 spp. incl. microspecies). Systematics taken mostly from Funk et al. (2009, 2020) and other recent publications. Barnadesioideae might be its own family, related to Calyceraceae.
Species listed in database: 35181; hybrids: 686
= Acarnaceae Link; (1829)
= Ambrosiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820), nom. cons.
= Anthemidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Aposeridaceae Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 106 (1838)
= Arctotaceae Bessey; Nebraska Univ. Stud. 14: 107 (1914)
= Arctotidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Artemisiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 48 (1820)
= Athanasiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 56 (1820)
= Calendulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Carduaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Carlinaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Centaureaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Cichoriaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 168 (1789), nom. cons.
= Cnicaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 297 (1818)
= Compositae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 538 (1792), nom. cons.
= Coreopsidaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 768 (1829)
= Cynaraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 926, 931, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Echinopaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Eupatoriaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 253 (1820)
= Gnaphaliaceae Link ex F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 46 (1830)
= Grindeliaceae Rchb. ex A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 330 (1907)
= Heleniaceae Raf.; Cincinnati Lit. Gaz. 2: 28 (1824)
= Helianthaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Helichrysaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 712 (1829)
= Inulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Ivaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 1: 31 (1837)
= Lactucaceae Drude; J. A. Schenk, Handb. Bot. 3(2): 369 (1886)
= Lapsanaceae Martinov; (1820)
= Madiaceae A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 332 (1907)
= Matricariaceae Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 400 (1845)
= Mutisiaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 934, 935, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Nassauviaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 290 (1836)
= Partheniaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 816 (1829)
= Perdiciaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 728 (1829)
= Picridaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 482 (1820)
= Santolinaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 560 (1820)
= Senecionaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Serratulaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 577 (1820)
= Tanacetaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Tussilagaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Vernoniaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 296 (1836)
= Xanthiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Xeranthemaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. 498 (1843)
450.6941 Genus Afroaster J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 792 (2012)
Distribution: S-tropical and South Africa
Species listed in database: 18
species :
Afroaster ananthocladus (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster ananthocladus Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34(3): 254 (1976)
species :
Afroaster bowiei (Harv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster bowiei Harv.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 3: 73 (1865)
species :
Afroaster chimanimaniensis (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique
26 MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster chimanimaniensis W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 206 (1973)
species :
Afroaster comptonii (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster comptonii W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 225 (1973)
= Aster peglerae Bolus var. longipes Thell.
species :
Afroaster confertifolius (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster confertifolius Hilliard & B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42(2): 228 (1985)
species :
Afroaster erucifolius (Thell.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster erucifolius (Thell.) W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 246 (1973)
= Felicia erucifolia Thell.; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 66: 236 (1921)
= Felicia pinnatifida J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans; J. Bot. 37: 253 (1899)
species :
Afroaster hispidus (Thunb.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: Zambia; South Africa (Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ZAM 27 LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster asper (Less.) Schönland; Bot. Surv. S. Afr. Mem. 1, 99 (1919)
= Aster bakerianus Burtt Davy ex C.A.Sm.; S. Afr. J. Nat. Hist. 6: 413 (1930)
= Aster bakerianus subsp. albiflorus W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 118 (1971)
= Aster bakerianus subsp. angustifolius W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 122 (1971)
= Aster bakerianus subsp. intermedius W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 125 (1971)
= Aster bakerianus subsp. ovalis W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 128 (1971)
= Aster bakerianus subsp. septentrionalis W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 130 (1971)
= Aster grauii W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 236 (1973)
= Aster hispidus (Thunb.) Baker; Refug. Bot. 5: t. 342 (1873), nom. illeg., non Thunb.
= Calendula hispida Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 164 (1800)
= Diplopappus asper Less.; Syn. Gen. Compos. 163 (1832)
= Diplopappus natalensis Sch.Bip. ex Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2: 957 (1847)
= Felicia asper (Less.) Burtt Davy; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 122 (1912)
species :
Afroaster laevigatus (Sond.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster laevigatus (Sond.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 318 (1891)
= Diplopappus laevigatus Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 3: 85 (1865)
species :
Afroaster lydenburgensis (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster lydenburgensis W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 211 (1973)
species :
Afroaster milanjiensis (S.Moore) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: Malawi
26 MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster milanjiensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 54: 253 (1916)
species :
Afroaster nubimontis (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster nubimontis W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 239 (1973)
species :
Afroaster peglerae (Bolus) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster peglerae Bolus; Trans. S. African Philos. Soc. 18: 379 (1907)
species :
Afroaster perfoliatus (Oliv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster perfoliatus Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 18: (1887) t. 1717
species :
Afroaster pleiocephalus (Harv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster pleiocephalus (Harv.) Hutch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 570 (1935)
= Diplopappus asper var. pleiocephalus Harv.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 3: 85 (1865)
species :
Afroaster pseudobakerianus (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster pseudobakerianus W.Lippert; Mitt Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 243 (1973)
species :
Afroaster serrulatus (Harv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster harveyanus Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 316 (1891)
= Aster harveyanus subsp. corymbosus W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 192 (1973)
= Aster harveyanus subsp. gracilis W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 195 (1973)
= Aster harveyanus subsp. nyikensis W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 198 (1973)
= Aster harveyanus subsp. robustus W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 201 (1973)
= Aster harveyanus subsp. xylophyllus (Klatt) W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 203 (1973)
= Aster serrulatus Harv.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 3: 73 (1865)
= Aster xylophyllus Klatt; Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 831 (1896)
= Diplopappus serrulatus Harv.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 3: 86 (1865)
= Felicia serrulata (Harv.) Burtt Davy; non Hoffm. & Zahlbr.
species :
Afroaster tansaniensis (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster tansaniensis W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 232 (1973)
species :
Afroaster zuluensis (W.Lippert) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt; Strelitzia 29: 793 (2012)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Aster zuluensis W.Lippert; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 218 (1973)
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