Endemism and taxonomic complexity of the genus Chaptalia (Asteraceae) in the Caribbean : I: Introduction and morphology

The Caribbean contains a system of islands east of Central America with a high number of endemic taxa. Some of those taxa, such as the genus Chaptalia (Asteraceae) are taxonomically complex. Thirty-one species of Chaptalia were described for the Caribbean, 28 of them supposedly being endemic. In thi...

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Autores: Katinas, Liliana, Zavaro Pérez, Carlos Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/100494
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/100494
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Botánica
Chaptalia
Asteraceae
Morfología
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Sumario:The Caribbean contains a system of islands east of Central America with a high number of endemic taxa. Some of those taxa, such as the genus Chaptalia (Asteraceae) are taxonomically complex. Thirty-one species of Chaptalia were described for the Caribbean, 28 of them supposedly being endemic. In this first part of the revision, we present the background and discuss the morphological characters of the various species and the endemism in the Caribbean Islands.