Whatever happened to Bishopanthus (Compositae, Liabeae)?

By

Funk, V. A. (Vicki Ann), 1947-
Robinson, Harold Ernest, 1932-
Tangerini, Alice

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

30

Pages

65-73

Subjects

Asteraceae , Bishopanthus , Compositae , Liabeae , Neotropics , Peru

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.30.6652

 

Abstract

The enigmatic monospecific Bishopanthus of the tribe Liabeae (Compostiae/Asteraceae) has never been fully understood. It has not been possible to examine it in detail since it was described, because most of the type material was destroyed shortly after it arrived at the US National Herbarium, the morphology is insufficient to assign it to a subtribe, and the small amount of leaf material that remains is unsuitable for DNA extraction. A detailed description in English, image of the type specimen, photograph, and original illustration are included along with an estimation of where it was collected in the hopes that this information will encourage other field botanists who collect in northern Peru to search for it.