Arnaldoa

Arnaldoa
Arnaldoa macbrideana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Barnadesioideae
Tribe: Barnadesieae
Genus: Arnaldoa
Cabrera
Type species
Arnaldoa magnifica (syn of A. weberbaueri)
Cabrera

Arnaldoa is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru.[1][2]

These plants are shrubs with spines located at the attachment point of each leaf to the stem. The flower heads contain disc florets in shades of orange, orange-red, purple, or cream. The plants grow on dry, wooded or shrubby slopes at elevations between 1370 and 3000 metres.[1]

Species[3]
  1. Arnaldoa argentea C.Ulloa, P.Jørg. & M.O.Dillon up to 3.5 meters tall with light orange or cream-colored florets (Ecuador)
  2. Arnaldoa coccinosantha (Muschl.) Ferreyra - Peru
  3. Arnaldoa macbrideana Ferreyra purple florets (Peru)
  4. Arnaldoa weberbaueri (Muschl.) Ferreyra bright orange-red or occasionally purple florets up to 5 centimeters long (Peru)

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