Citation: Ruíz-Lopez & Pavón, Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 113 (1794).

Derivation: After Dr Salvador Soliva, 18th century Spanish botanist.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Annual herbs; vestiture non-glandular; stems terete; leaves basal and cauline, petiolate, alternate, pinnatisect.

Capitula sessile among the leaves, small, discoid, heterogamous; involucres cylindrical; bracts herbaceous, imbricate in 2 subequal series; receptacle flat, naked, pitted; outer florets female, 2-or 3-seriate; corolla absent; style branches linear, truncate with papillose apices; achenes flattened, often winged; pappus absent; inner florets tubular, 4-merous, bisexual, sterile; anthers acute at the base with ovate apical appendages; style entire with a capitate papillose apex.

Achenes abortive.

Distribution:  9 species in South America, several naturalised in Australia.

Biology: No text

Key to Species:

1. Achenes wingless	S. anthemifolia 1.
1. Achenes broadly winged	S. pterosperma 2.

Author: Not yet available