Bartlettina

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Bartlettina
Bartlettina sordida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Eupatorieae Genus: Bartlettina R. King & H. Robinson

Bartlettina is a genus of about 37 species of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family. They are native to tropical America^[1] although one species, B. sordida, has escaped from cultivation in places in New Zealand.^[2]

Prior to the work of King and Robinson in the 1970s, these plants were classified in the genus Eupatorium.^[1]

Bartlettina contains the following species:

• Bartlettina campii

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (First electronic edition, Landcare Research, June 2004). Bartlettina. Flora of New Zealand. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
2. ^ Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (First electronic edition, Landcare Research, June 2004). B. sordida. Flora of New Zealand. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.

• Mabberley, D.J.(1997):The Plant-Book, 2nd Ed., Cambridge University Press, UK ISBN 0-521-41421-0