In 1990, the genus was revised to contain 49 species; 45 of them are
endemic to the
Andes. The most familiar species might be the well-studied
Bartsia alpina, which has a
circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout northern regions of the Northern Hemisphere. There are also two
afromontane species, restricted to the mountains of northeastern Africa:
Bartsia decurva and
Bartsia longiflora. These two plants,
B. alpina, and the many Andean species are three distinct lineages, making the genus
polyphyletic. As a solution to the problem of
Bartsia polyphyly, two taxonomic adjustments have been proposed. • All South American species are reclassified into the new genus
Neobartsia. This new name keeps traceability with
Bartsia while incorporating information about its New World distribution (in
ancient Greek, , i.e. , means 'new'). • The two African species
Bartsia decurva and
Bartsia longiflora are reclassified into the existing genus
Hedbergia. Accepted species names include the following taxa classified according to geographic distribution groups.
Europe •
Bartsia alpina L. – velvetbells
Mediterranean Basin •
Bartsia trixago L. (=
Bellardia trixago (L.)
All.)
Northeastern Africa •
Hedbergia decurva, synonym of
Bartsia decurva Hochst. ex Benth. •
Hedbergia longiflora, synonym of
Bartsia longiflora Hochst.
ex Benth.
Andean South America •
Bartsia acuminata Pursh •
Bartsia altissima Rusby •
Bartsia anomala Edwin •
Bartsia asperrima (
Link)
Samp. •
Bartsia aurea Edwin •
Neobartsia adenophylla (
Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia alba (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia aprica (
Diels) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia australis (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia bartsioides (
Hook.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia camporum (Diels) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia canescens (
Wedd.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia chilensis (
Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia crenata (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia crenoloba (Wedd.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia crisafullii (N.H.Holmgren) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia diffusa (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia elachophylla (Diels) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia elongata (Wedd.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia fiebrigii (Diels) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia filiformis (Wedd.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia flava (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia glandulifera (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia inaequalis (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia integrifolia (Wedd.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia jujuyensis (Cabrera & Botta) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia laniflora (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia laticrenata (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia lydiae (Sylvester) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia melampyroides (
Kunth) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia mutica (Kunth) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia orthocarpiflora (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia patens (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia pauciflora (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia pedicularoides (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia peruviana (
Walp.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia pumila (Benth.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia pyricarpa (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia ramosa (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia remota (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia rigida (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia santolinifolia (Kunth) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia sericea (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia serrata (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia stricta (Kunth) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia strigosa (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia tenuis (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia thiantha (Diels) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia tomentosa (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia trichophylla (Wedd.) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia tricolor (Molau) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. •
Neobartsia weberbaueri (Diels) Uribe-Convers & Tank, comb. nov. ==References==