The Taxonomy and Geography of the Sino‐Himalayan Genus Cremanthodium Benth.
The Taxonomy and Geography of the Sino‐Himalayan Genus Cremanthodium Benth.
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1095-8339.1929.tb00589.x
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发表时间:
1929-06
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
F. Good
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作者:
F. Good
This revision of the genus Cyemantlzodium was undertaken with two objects in view-to classify and, if necessary, to describe the abundant material, especially that brought from C! hina in recent years, and, by so doing, to provide a basis from which the distribution of the different species of this montane Asiatic endemic genus might be conveniently studied. For these reasons the revision is divided into two parts-taxonomic and geographic.ConAidered in terms both of species-number and total range, the largest genus of the flowering plants is Xenecio. Pound in all parts of tho world, and including an array of growth-forms and minor differential trends, it is not surprising that taxonomists have constantly essayed to subdivide it by the description of segregate genera. The value of these genera varies considerably and is purely a matter of opinion, but in practice eonie have received more recognition than others. Among the better known is the genus Ligularia. It is composed in general of tall robust herbs with very large, often reniform, leaves and many-headed long racemes or spreadiiig corylnbs of large and liandsome capitula. The constituent proportions and other minutice of the capitnla give them a fncies which is quite distinct, but which it is difficult adequately to describe diagnasticnlly. Distinct as is this type of plant from the inorc nsual conception of Senecio, there are other species which are not so distinct, and which tend to grade imperceptibly into typical Sentcio, this being especially marked in the corymbose sp~ cies, and it is very difficult to make n satisfactory generic description for Ligularia. Nevertheless, these species, phylogenetically, represent, a trend from Senccio in the direction of increased general size, increase of leaf size, and development of radical at the expense of cauliiie leaves, racemose inflorescencPs, and various small features in the heads themselves. Moreover, they are geographically segregated, being almost entirely confined to warni temperate