Fitchia (Asteraceae)

Fitchia speciosa
Fitchia nutans, illustration in Hooker 1845

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Coreopsideae
Genus:
Species: F. cordata – F. cuneata – F. mangarevensis – F. nutans – F. rapensis – F. speciosa – F. tahitensis

Source(s) of checklist: 

Name

Fitchia Hook.f., London J. Bot. 4: 640 (1845)

Homonyms

  • Fitchia Meisn., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 75 (1855), nom. illeg. = synonym of Grevillea R.Br. ex Knight (Proteaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: South-Central Pacific
      • Cook Is., Society Is., Tuamotu, Tubuai Is.
    • Regional: North-Central Pacific
      • Hawaii [introduced]

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Hooker, J.D. 1845. On Fitchia, a new genus of arborescent Compositae, (Trib. Cichoraceae), from Elizabeth Island, (lat. 26°, long. 125° W.) in the south Pacific. The London Journal of Botany 4: 640–643. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Vernacular names

  • العربية: فيطشية
  • русский: Фитчия
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