Gymnanthemum

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Gymnanthemum
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Gymnanthemum corymbosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Gymnanthemum
Cass.
Type species
Gymnanthemum cupulare
Synonyms [1]
  • PlectrecaRaf.
  • Vernonia sect. StrobocalyxBlume ex DC.
  • Seneciodes sect. Gymnanthemum(Cass.) Kuntze
  • DecaneurumDC.
  • Vernonia sect. Gymnanthemum(Cass.) Benth.
  • Decaneurum sect. Gymnanthemum(Cass.) DC.

Gymnanthemum is a genus of Asian, African and South American plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. [2] [3]

Species [1] [4]
Formerly included [1]

numerous species now regarded as members of other genera: Acilepis Decaneuropsis Eremosis Kinghamia Monosis Phyllocephalum Strobocalyx Vernonia

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  2. ↑ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 10 in French
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Gymnanthemum Cass.
  4. ↑ The Plant List search for Gymnanthemum
  5. ↑ Robinson, Harold, & Vicki A. Funk. 2014. Gymnanthemum koekemoerae (Compositae Vernonieae), a new species from South Africa. PhytoKeys 36:59-65


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