Amboroa

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Amboroa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Amboroa
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Amboroa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the highlands of South America. Amboroa was first described as a genus in 1956. [1] [2] [3]

Species

There are only two known species in Amboroa: [4]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Cabrera, Angel Lulio. 1956. Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica 6: 91
  3. Tropicos, Amboroa Cabrera
  4. The Plant List search for Amboroa