Critonia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae of the family Asteraceae.[2][4][5]
| Critonia | |
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| Critonia morifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Critonia P.Browne |
| Type species | |
| Critonia dalea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The most notable trait that characterizes the genus is the presence of pellucid punctations caused by internal secretory pockets of the leaves - to be seen these must be viewed with a hand lens while holding the leaf up to light in most species of the genus. Most species of Critonia also have smooth opposite leaves, a shrubby habit, unenlarged style bases, relatively few (3-5) flowers per head, and imbricate involucres.[6]
- Species
The genus is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.[1]
- Critonia arachnoidea (Legname) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia aromatisans (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia bartlettii (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia billbergiana (Beurl.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia breedlovei R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia campechensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia conzattii (Greenm.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia dalea (L.) DC.
- Critonia daleoides DC.
- Critonia dominicensis R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia eggersii (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Ecuador[7]
- Critonia eriocarpa (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia heathiae B.L.Turner
- Critonia hebebotrya DC.
- Critonia hemipteropoda (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia heteroneura Ernst
- Critonia hospitalis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia iltisii R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia imbricata Griseb.
- Critonia inaequidens (Urb.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia lanicaulis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia laurifolia (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia lozanoana (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia macropoda DC.
- Critonia megaphylla (Baker) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia morifolia (Mill.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Bolivia[8]
- Critonia naiguatensis (V.M.Badillo) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia nicaraguensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia nubigenus (Benth.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia paneroi B.L.Turner
- Critonia parviflora (Sw.) DC.
- Critonia peninsularis (Brandegee) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia platychaeta (Urb.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia portoricensis (Urb.) Britton & P.Wilson
- Critonia pseudodalea DC.
- Critonia quadrangularis (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia sexangularis (Klatt) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia siltepecana (B.L.Turner) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia spinaciifolia (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia stigmatica (Urb. & Ekman) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia thyrsigera (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia thyrsoidea (Moc. ex DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia tuxtiae R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia wilburii R.M.King & H.Rob.
- Critonia yashanalensis (Whittem.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-16 at archive.today
- ^ a b Browne, Patrick. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts pages 314-315
- ^ Browne, Patrick. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts page 239
- ^ Browne, Patrick. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts page 490
- ^ Tropicos, Critonia P. Browne
- ^ King, R. M. and H. Robinson. 1987. The genera of the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany, Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 1-581.
- ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Critonia eggersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43162A10782736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43162A10782736.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Critonia morifolia (Mill.) R. M. King & H. Rob". Bolivia checklist.