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Taxon:  Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. var. ovatus (Franch. & Sav.) Soejima & Mot. Ito



Summary
Genus:
Aster
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Astereae
Nomen number:
434341
Place of publication:
Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 49:151. 1998
Verified:
09/08/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. (0 active accession[s])
Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. var. microcephalus (0 active accession[s])
Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. var. ripensis Makino (0 active accession[s])
Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. var. yezoensis (Kitam. & H. Hara) Soejima & Mot. Ito (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aster trinervius Roxb. ex D. Don var. ovatus Franch. & Sav.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aster ovatus (Franch. & Sav.) Mot. Ito & Soejima

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aster ovatus (Franch. & Sav.) Mot. Ito & Soejima var. ovatus
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Reference(s)
  1. Iwatsuki, K. et al. Flora of Japan. 1993-
  2. Soejima, A. & M. Ito. 1998. Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav., the correct name for A. ovatus (Franch. & Sav.) Mot. Ito & Soejima. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 49:151-152.
Common names
Japanese Rōmaji
nokon-giku –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=434341. Accessed 3 August 2025.


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