Asteriscus sericeus

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: Inuleae
Subtribus: Inulinae
Genus: Asteriscus
Species: Asteriscus sericeus
Name

Asteriscus sericeus (L.f.) DC., Prodr. 5: 486. 1836.
Synonyms

Basionym
Buphthalmum sericeum L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 379. 1782.
Typus: Fuerte Ventura (Insula Canaria), 1778, Masson (Lectotypus: BM), designated by Halvorsen, Sommerfeltia 3: 68. 1986.)
Homotypic
Bubonium sericeum (L.f.) Halvorsen & Wiklund, Sommerfeltia 3: 68. 1986.
Odontospermum sericeum (L.f.) Sch.Bip. in P.B.Webb & S.Berthelot, Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 2): 234. 1844.
Nauplius sericeus (L.f.) Cass., Dict. sci. nat. 33–37: 274. 1825.
Heterotypic
Asteriscus sericeus var. latifolius DC., Prodr. 5: 486. 1836.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Macaronesia
Canary Islands (El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Gran Canaria).

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

De Candolle, A.P. 1836. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 5: Sistens Calycereas et Compositarum tribus priores. 706 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Wiklund, A. 1987. The genus Nauplius (Asteraceae-Inuleae). Nordic Journal of Botany 7(1): 1–23. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1987.tb00909.x Paywall. Reference page.
Greuter, W. 1997. Save Asteriscus, sink Nauplius (Compositae). Flora Mediterranea 7: 41–48. PDF Reference page.
Halvorsen, T. & Borgen, L. 1985. The perennial Macaronesian species of Bubonium (Compositae-Inuleae). Sommerfeltia 3: 1–103. PDF Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Asteriscus sericeus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 15 2018.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Asteriscus sericeus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2018. Asteriscus sericeus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb. 2018.
Hassler, M. 2018. Asteriscus sericeus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 15. Reference page.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Seidenhaariger Goldstern
español: Tojia

Asteriscus sericeus, the Canary Island daisy, is a species in the daisy family endemic to the Canary Islands.[2][3][4][5]
References

The Plant List, Asteriscus sericeus (L.f.) DC.
Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
GBIF entry[permanent dead link]
Encyclopedia of Life entry[permanent dead link]
Flora de Canarias entry