Urolepis (plant)

Urolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Supertribe: Helianthodae
Tribe: Eupatorieae[1]
Genus: Urolepis
(DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Binomial name
Urolepis hecatantha
(DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Type species
Hebeclinium hecatanthum
DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eupatorium sect. Urolepis (DC.) Benth.
  • Hebeclinium sect. Urolepis DC.
  • Hebeclinium hecatanthum DC.
  • Hebeclinium urolepis DC.
  • Eupatorium urolepis Daveau
  • Eupatorium populifolium Hook. & Arn.
  • Eupatorium appendiculatum Less. ex Baker

Urolepis is a genus of South American plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3][4]

Species

The only known species is Urolepis hecatantha, native to Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, northern Argentina (Provinces of Salta, Jujuy, Chaco, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Corrientes, Buenos Aires, Tucumán), and southern Brazil (States of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).[1][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 21: 304-305
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Urolepis (DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob.
  5. ↑ Tropicos, Urolepis hecatantha (DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob., specimen listing