Checklist of Bolivian Compositae - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

12. (7) Appendages of fertile disc styles hairy; phyllaries mostly herbaceous or with distinct apical
green herbaceous area; pappus usually of capillary setae (subtribe Symphyotrichinae)
Symphyotrichum
Appendages of fertile disc styles papillose; phyllaries not usually with distinct apical patch;
pappus of setae, reduced or absent 13
13. (12) Pappus setae (1–)2–3-seriate; ray limbs sometimes elongate and coiling (subtribe
Podocominae) 14
Pappus setae reduced or absent, rarely uniseriate; ray limbs short or absent 16
14. (13) Achenes with distinct neck or beak Podocoma
Achenes apically rounded or truncate, erostrate 15
15. (14) Leaves all basal or basal and lower cauline; capitula solitary on scapes; disc ovaries sterile;
achenes eglandular
Inulopsis
Leaves primarily cauline, basal leaves persistent in some species; capitula on leafy stems;
disc ovaries fertile; achenes glandular
Laennecia
16. (13) Perennial herbs; corolla of female florets bilabiate with lobes on inner side Plagiocheilus
Annual herbs; corollas of female florets not bilabiate
Egletes
17. (5) Receptacle paleaceous Chiliotrichiopsis
Receptacle epaleaceous 18
18. (17) Plants thorny (spines 1–3 cm long) Ocyroe
Plants unarmed 19
19. (18) Densely branched, cupressiform, persistently aromatic, resinous shrubs Parastrephia
Herbs or shrubs not cupressiform, not notably aromatic 20
20. (19) Capitula homogamous, lacking female florets; receptacles columnar with florets borne on
narrow convex tip
Llerasia
Capitula heterogamous with marginal female florets 21
21. (20) Female florets tubular or sub-bilabiate, usually 5-lobed; disc florets functionally male 22
Female florets usually with long or short limbs; disc florets perfect or functionally male 23
22. (21) Female florets edentate or scarcely dentate at apex; small bromeliad-like rosettiform plants
with thickened glabrous leaves; pappus biseriate
Novenia
Female corollas with 4 or 5 distinct narrow lobes; pappus absent
Laestadia
23. (21) Herbs; stems simple, erect; leaves sessile in basal rosette; achenes glandular; ray limbs white
Oritrophium
Shrubs or trees; stems usually well-branched; leaves usually petiolate, cauline or in apical
rosettes; achenes glabrous to sericeous, eglandular; ray limbs, when present, white, bluish,
or purplish
Diplostephium
Key to the genera of the Barnadesieae
1. Capitula heteromorphous; corollas red, pink, purple, very rarely white; style shaft smooth
below bifurcation of style arms
Barnadesia
Capitula isomorphous; corollas white yellow or orange; style shaft papillose below
bifurcation of style arms 2
2. (1) Apical anther appendages emarginate or bilobed; receptacle flat; leaves coriaceous
Dasyphyllum
Apical anther appendages entire; receptacle alveolate; leaves xeromorphic Chuquiraga
Calenduleae – the tribe is only represented by one genus, Calendula.
Key to the genera of the Cardueae
1. Pappus setae smooth Carduus
Pappus setae plumose
Cirsium
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