Proposal to conserve the name Inula (Asteraceae) with a conserved type

Abstract

[EN] The genus Inula L. as traditionally circumscribed comprises ca. 90–100 species widely distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa; ca. 65 species are Eurasian and North-African perennial herbs and ca. 25 species are Central and South-African perennial herbs and shrubs (modified from Anderberg in Pl. Syst. Evol. 176: 75–123. 1991 and Flann (ed.), 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Ac-cessed: 11 Nov. 2011). The delimitation of the genus is controversial and has been a matter of frequent discussion throughout botanical history (e.g., Beck, Europ. Inula-Art.: 1–59. 1882; Anderberg, l.c. 1991). The original Linnaean (Sp. Pl.: 881–884. 1753) circumscrip-tion of Inula has notably changed to include further Linnaean gen-era such as Conyza L. (l.c.: 861–863, nom. rej. vs. Conyza Less., Syn. Gen. Compos.: 203–204. 1832, nom. cons.) (i.e., I. bifrons L., I. candida (L.) Cass. and I. conyzae (Griess.) Meikle). Also Inulahas been split into several genera and many Linnaean species origi-nally placed in Inula were subsequently transferred to them, e.g., Pulicaria Gaertn. (P. dysenterica (L.) Bernh., P. odora (L.) Rchb. and P. vulgaris Gaertn.) and Limbarda Adans. (L. crithmoides ( L .) Dumort.).