Blainvillea

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Blainvillea
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Blainvillea acmella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Blainvillea
Cass.
Type species
Blainvillea rhomboidea
Synonyms [1]
  • EisenmanniaSch.Bip. ex Hochst.
  • GalophthalmumNees & Mart.

Blainvillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] They are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, and Latin America. [1]

They are annual or perennial herbs. The flower heads contain small ray florets with toothed tips, usually yellow, or occasionally white. The genus name honors French naturalist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville. [4]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Blainvillea: [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1823. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles [Second edition] 29: 493–494in French
  3. Tropicos, Blainvillea Cass.
  4. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. p. 595. ISBN   978-1-4822-5064-0.
  5. "Blainvillea Cass. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-03.