Boopis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calyceraceae, which includes two species native to Argentina, central Chile, and Uruguay.[2] The taxon formerly included more species. It was found to be highly polyphyletic,[3] and several species were moved to other genera.[4]

Boopis
Boopis anthemoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Calyceraceae
Genus: Boopis
Juss.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Acarpha Griseb.
  • Chionophila Miers ex Lindl.

Species

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Two species are currently accepted:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 2: 350 (1803)
  2. ^ a b c "Boopis Juss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ Denham, Silvias.; Zavala-Gallo, Lucio; Johnson, Leigha.; Pozner, Raúl (2016). "Insights into the phylogeny and evolutionary history of Calyceraceae". Taxon. 65 (6): 1328–1344. doi:10.12705/656.7.
  4. ^ Silvia S. Denham, Nicolás F. Brignone, Leigh A. Johnson, Raúl E. Pozner (2019) Using integrative taxonomy and multispecies coalescent models for phylogeny reconstruction and species delimitation within the “Nastanthus–Gamocarpha” clade (Calyceraceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 130, 2019, Pages 211-226, ISSN 1055-7903, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.10.015.