Planaltoa

Planaltoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Supertribe: Helianthodae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Planaltoa
Taub.
Type species
Planaltoa salviifolia
Taub.

Planaltoa is a genus of flowering plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.[1][2][3]

The generic name Planaltoa refers to the Planalto Central (Brazilian Highlands) in southern, central, and eastern Brazil.[2]

Species[4][5]
  1. Planaltoa lychnophoroides G.M.Barroso - Goiás
  2. Planaltoa salviifolia Taub. - Goiás

References

  1. D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Taubert, Paul Hermann Wilhelm. 1895. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 21: 454-455 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Planaltoa Taub.
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  5. The Plant List search for Planaltoa