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Taxon: Aster tongolensis Franch.

Genus: Aster
Family: Asteraceae (alt. Compositae).
Nomen number: 104044
Place of publication: J. Bot. (Morot) 10:376. 1896
Name verified on: 18-Jun-2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 13-May-2009
Species priority site is: Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center (OPGC).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Common names:

  • áster-azulado   (Source: D. Groth, p.c. 2005)

Economic importance:

  • Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard)

Distributional range:

Native:
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    China: China - Gansu [s.], Sichuan [w.], Yunnan [n.w.]

References:

  • Bailey, L. H. 1949. Manual of cultivated plants, revised ed. (Bailey)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. (F China)
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
  • Encke, F. 1958–1961. Pareys Blumengaertnerei, ed. 2. (Pareys Bl)
  • Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. [re. Brazilian common names].
  • Hu, S.-Y. 1970. Compositae of China. (Comp China) 206.
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
  • Picton, P. 1999. The gardener's guide to growing Asters. (Asters Gard Guide)
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Synonyms:


Check other databases for Aster tongolensis Franch.:

  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?104044 (21 November 2009)

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