Se realiza la revisión taxonómica de Panphalea Lag. (Compositae: Nassauvieae) para Uruguay. Panphalea en Uruguay consiste de cinco especies: Panphalea bupleurifolia Less., Panphaleacardaminifolia Less., Panphalea commersonii Cass., Panphalea heterophylla Less. y Panphalea maxima Less. Todas las especies uruguayas fueron evaluadas y circunscriptas en base al análisis de los protólogos, análisis de laboratorio, estudio cuidadoso del material tipo, observación de especímenes de herbario y observaciones a campo. Se presenta una clave dicotómica para la identificación de las especies reconocidas para el Uruguay. Para cada especie se provee sinonimia, descripciones ampliadas, distribución geográfica y dibujos. Se designan dos neotipos
Pamphalea tenuissima (Asteraceae), a new species from southern Brazil, is described. The new species is characterized by its finely dissected leaves, herbaceous texture and decumbent habit in most, if not all, of its stems. A detailed morphological description, illustrations, images and a distribution map, ecological preferences and phenology are provided.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.