Prolobus

Prolobus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Supertribe: Helianthodae
Tribe: Eupatorieae[1]
Genus: Prolobus
R.M.King & H.Rob.
Binomial name
Prolobus nitidulus
(Baker) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Type species
Eupatorium nitidulum[2]
Baker
Synonyms[1][3]
  • Eupatorium nitidulum Baker
  • Eupatorium moritibense B.L.Rob.
  • Gochnatia suffrutescens Cabrera

Prolobus is a genus of flowering plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.[2][4][5]

Species

The only known species is Prolobus nitidulus, native to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. 2.0 2.1 King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1982. Phytologia 50: 385-387
  3. The Plant List, Prolobus nitidulus (Baker) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  4. 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.
  5. Tropicos, Prolobus R.M. King & H. Rob.