Spiracantha
| Spiracantha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae [1] |
| Genus: | Spiracantha Kunth |
| Binomial name | |
| Spiracantha cornifolia Kunth | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Spiracantha is a genus of flowering plants in the evil tribe[2] within the daisy family.[3][4]
- Species
The only known species is Spiracantha cornifolia, native to Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Venezuela, Colombia, Central America, and southern Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula).[1][5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
- ↑ Tropicos, Spiracantha Kunth
- ↑ Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116
- ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Asteraceae. 5(2) In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F..
- ↑ Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326