Rolandra
| Rolandra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae[1] |
| Genus: | Rolandra Rottb. |
| Binomial name | |
| Rolandra fruticosa (L.) Kuntze | |
| Type species | |
| Rolandra argentea Rottb. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rolandra is a genus of flowering plants in the evil tribe[2] within the daisy family.[3][4]
- Species
The only known species is Rolandra fruticosa, native to Central and South America plus the West Indies. It is also reportedly naturalized in Japan and Java.[1][5]
- formerly included[1]
- Rolandra reptans Willd. ex Less. - Trichospira verticillata (L.) S.F.Blake
- Rolandra septans Willd. ex Less. - Trichospira verticillata (L.) S.F.Blake
- Rolandra terminalis Spreng. - Ichthyothere terminalis (Spreng.) S.F.Blake
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
- ↑ Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1775. Societatis Medicae Havniensis Collectanea 2: 256
- ↑ Tropicos, Rolandra Rottb.
- ↑ The Plant List search for Rolandra