Aequatorium | |
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Aequatorium jamesonii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Senecioneae |
Genus: | Aequatorium B. Nord. |
Aequatorium is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family. It was described as a genus in 1978. [1] [2] It is a member of the tribe Senecioneae and native to South America. [3]
As of July 2020 [update] , Plants of the World online has 13 accepted species: [4] [5]
Selected synonyms include:
See Nordenstamia for more species
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