Cacosmia

For the disorder of the sense of smell with the same name, see Parosmia.
Cacosmia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorieae
Tribe: Liabeae
Genus: Cacosmia
Kunth
Synonyms[1]

Clairvillea DC.

Cacosmia is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[2][3] The genus is native to South America.[4]

The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos ("bad, ugly") and -osma ("smell, stink, fragrant odour, scent, perfume").[5]

Species[6][1]
  1. Cacosmia harlingii B.Nord. - Loja Province of Ecuador
  2. Cacosmia hieronymi H.Rob. - Ecuador (Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)
  3. Cacosmia rugosa Kunth - Peru, Ecuador (Chimborazo, Imbabura, Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 227–228
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Cacosmia Kunth
  4. ↑ Cacosmia subordinate taxa. Tropicos.
  5. ↑ Stearn, W. T. (1993). The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae). Taxon 42(3), 679-81.
  6. ↑ Cacosmia. The Plant List.