{"title":"Resurrection of the genus <i>Homostylium</i> Nees for the former <i>Aster</i> ser. <i>Albescentes</i> Y.Ling (Astereae, Asteraceae), with an updated generic synopsis.","authors":"Xinyu Chen, Zhixi Fu","doi":"10.3897/phytokeys.259.155606","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent molecular phylogenetic studies have demonstrated extensive paraphyly of Asterser.Albescentes Y.Ling. This woody-based shrubby group is both morphologically and molecularly distinct from the genus <i>Aster</i> L. The series is characterized by its shrubby habit with multiple branches, cauline leaves with revolute or flat margins, radiate capitula, keeled phyllaries, and multinerved achenes. We redefine a more natural circumscription of this series by reinstating <i>Homostylium</i> Nees with nomenclatural priority. A taxonomic synopsis of this series is presented herein. <i>Homostylium</i> is recognized and described as a distinct genus (Astereae, Asteraceae) to accommodate 7 shrubby species (6 endemic to China) formerly placed in Asterser.Albescentes. A total of 19 new combinations are proposed, e.g., <i>Homostyliumalbescens</i> (DC.) Z.X.Fu, <b>comb. nov.</b> (incl. 10 varieties), <i>Homostyliumargyropholium</i> (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.X.Fu, <b>comb. nov.</b> (incl. 2 varieties), <i>Homostyliumfulgidulum</i> (Grierson) Z.X.Fu, <b>comb. nov.</b>, <i>Homostyliumhypoleucum</i> (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.X.Fu, <b>comb. nov.</b>, <i>Homostyliumlavandulifolium</i> (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.X.Fu, <b>comb. nov.</b>, <i>Homostyliummotuoense</i> (Y.L.Chen) Z.X.Fu, <b>comb. nov.</b>, and <i>Homostyliumpolium</i> (C.K.Schneid.) Z.X.Fu, <b>comb. nov.</b> Formal typifications, synonyms, illustrations, distribution maps, and an identification key to the species of <i>Homostylium</i> are also provided herein.</p>","PeriodicalId":20070,"journal":{"name":"PhytoKeys","volume":"259 ","pages":"27-66"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12239000/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"PhytoKeys","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.259.155606","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Recent molecular phylogenetic studies have demonstrated extensive paraphyly of Asterser.Albescentes Y.Ling. This woody-based shrubby group is both morphologically and molecularly distinct from the genus Aster L. The series is characterized by its shrubby habit with multiple branches, cauline leaves with revolute or flat margins, radiate capitula, keeled phyllaries, and multinerved achenes. We redefine a more natural circumscription of this series by reinstating Homostylium Nees with nomenclatural priority. A taxonomic synopsis of this series is presented herein. Homostylium is recognized and described as a distinct genus (Astereae, Asteraceae) to accommodate 7 shrubby species (6 endemic to China) formerly placed in Asterser.Albescentes. A total of 19 new combinations are proposed, e.g., Homostyliumalbescens (DC.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. (incl. 10 varieties), Homostyliumargyropholium (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. (incl. 2 varieties), Homostyliumfulgidulum (Grierson) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov., Homostyliumhypoleucum (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov., Homostyliumlavandulifolium (Hand.-Mazz.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov., Homostyliummotuoense (Y.L.Chen) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov., and Homostyliumpolium (C.K.Schneid.) Z.X.Fu, comb. nov. Formal typifications, synonyms, illustrations, distribution maps, and an identification key to the species of Homostylium are also provided herein.
期刊介绍:
PhytoKeys is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online and print, rapidly produced journal launched to support free exchange of ideas and information in systematic botany.
All papers published in PhytoKeys can be freely copied, downloaded, printed and distributed at no charge for the reader. Authors are thus encouraged to post the pdf files of published papers on their homepages or elsewhere to expedite distribution. There is no charge for color.