Stevia plummerae
| Stevia plummerae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Stevia |
| Species: | S. plummerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Stevia plummerae A. Gray[1] | |
Stevia plummerae is a plant species known from Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango [2] It is an herb up to 80 cm tall, with white, pink or red flowers. It tends to grow in pine forests at an elevation of 2000-3000 m (6000-9000 feet).[3]
Synonyms
- Stevia plummerae A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 204–205. 1882.
- Stevia madrensis A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 382. 1886.[4]
- Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907.[5]
Two varieties are recognized in addition to the autonym, var. plummerae:
Stevia plummerae var. alba A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 92. 1884.[6]
Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907
References
- ↑ A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 204–205. 1882.
- ↑ Flora of North America 21:485
- ↑ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250068822
- ↑ A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 21: 382. 1886.
- ↑ B.L. Robinson, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 43(2): 29. 1907.
- ↑ A. Gray Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 92. 1884.