Aequatorium

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Aequatorium
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Aequatorium jamesonii
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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]

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Species

As of July 2020, Plants of the World online has 13 accepted species: [4] [5]

Selected synonyms include:

See Nordenstamia for more species

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References

  1. Nordenstam, Rune Bertil. 1978. Opera Botanica 44: 59
  2. Tropicos, Aequatorium B. Nord.
  3. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-09-17). "Genus: Aequatorium B. Nord". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  4. Kew Science Plants of the World Online , retrieved 14 July 2020
  5. The Plant List, search for Aequatorium