Asteraceae

Verbesina L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 901 (1753), nom. Cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is New World.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Herbs or shrubs, sometimes arborescent; leaves opposite or alternate, usually toothed or lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Heads discoid (in our species) with all the florets perfect; or radiate, the ray-florets pistillate or sterile and the disc-florets perfect; solitary or few on long peduncles, or numerous in corymbs or corymbose panicles
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre hemispheric or bell-shaped, the scales in 2–6 series or sometimes apparently 1-seriate; receptacle convex or conical, bearing concave or folded scales
Disc
Disc-florets tubular and 5-lobed; anthers obtuse or minutely sagittulate at the base; style-arms with an acute, hairy appendage
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes compressed, with marginate or winged edges; pappus of 2 awns.
Distribution
A tropical American genus of about 150 species.
[Cayman]

M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Distribution
Genus of about 300 species in North and South America.
Morphology General Habit
Herbs or shrubs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or alternate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula solitary or few and corymbose or paniculate, radiate or discoid; phyllaries 2–6-seriate; receptacle with paleae
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Ray florets female or sterile; disk florets bisexual, tubular, 5-lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes flat, winged; pappus of mostly 2 awns.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0