Viguiera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It contains around 19–40 species, which are commonly known as goldeneyes and are native to the New World.[3] These are herbs to bushy shrubs that bear yellow or orange daisy-like flowers.

Viguiera
Viguiera stenoloba
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Helianthinae
Genus: Viguiera
Kunth[1][2]
Species

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Synonyms

Haplocalymma S.F.Blake[1]

Taxonomy

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The name honours French physician L. G. Alexandre Viguier (1790–1867).[4]

It was first described and published by Carl Sigismund Kunth in (F. W. H. von Humboldt, A. J. A. Bonpland and Carl Sigismund Kunth, edited), Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., vol. 4 on page 176 in 1818.[5]

Recent molecular phylogenetic studies by botanists Schilling and Panero in 2011, showed that these species are within a large group that were formerly classified in the genus Viguiera, and so Aldama has been expanded to include a total of 118 species (most of those from Viguiera).[6]

Species

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19 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online (shown by pw),[5] and World Flora Online accepts 40 species (shown in list below);[7]

Selected species transferred to Aldama includes; Viguiera australis S.F.Blake, Viguiera cordifolia A.Gray, Viguiera media S.F.Blake, Viguiera nudicaulis Baker,Viguiera paneroi B.L.Turner, Viguiera phenax S.F.Blake – Field Goldeneye, Viguiera procumbens (Pers.) S.F.Blake, Viguiera sodiroi (Hieron.) S.F.Blake, Viguiera stenoloba S.F.Blake – Skeletonleaf Goldeneye, Viguiera sylvatica Klatt, Viguiera triloba (A.Gray) J.Olsen – Yellow Streamers and Viguiera tuberosa (Sch.Bip.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Griseb.

Formerly placed here

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Distribution

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Viguiera species are native to the countries of; Argentina, Belize, northern Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela and the United States (within the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas).[5]

It has been introduced into Colombia and Cuba.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Viguiera Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  2. ^ "Viguiera". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  3. ^ Blake, S. F. (1918). "A revision of the genus Viguiera". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. 54.
  4. ^ Schilling, Edward E. "301. Viguiera Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 4(fol.): 176. 1818; 4(qto.): 224, plate 379. 1820". Flora of North America. eFloras.org. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  5. ^ a b c d "Viguiera Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  6. ^ Schilling, Edward E.; Panero, Jose L. (November 2011). "A revised classification of subtribe Helianthinae (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) II. Derived lineages". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 167 (3): 311–331. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01172.x.
  7. ^ "Viguiera Kunth". worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  8. ^ Schilling, E. E.; J. L. Panero (2002). "A revised classification of subtribe Helianthinae (Asteraceae: Heliantheae). I. Basal lineages". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 140: 65–76. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8339.2002.00079.x.
  9. ^ "Species Records of Viguiera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
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