A generic review of the tribe Liabeae (Asteraceae)

Related Titles

Related/Analytical: Liabeae (Asteraceae)

Series: Smithsonian contributions to botany, no. 54

By

Robinson, Harold Ernest, 1932-

Smithsonian Institution. Press

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

City of Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983

Notes

Includes index.

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, Munnozia, 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.

Subjects

Classification , Compositae , Plants

Call Number

QK1 .S2747 no. 54

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.131664
GPO: 901-E (microfiche)
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/82010807
OCLC: 8727614
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51406786