Lepidaploa | |
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Lepidaploa cotoneaster | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Vernonieae |
Genus: | Lepidaploa (Cass.) Cass. |
Type species | |
Vernonia albicaulis [1] [2] Vahl ex Pers. | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Lepidaploa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere. [4] [5] [6]
It is a relatively large genus, formerly subsumed in the genus Vernonia . [7]
Harold Ernest Robinson was an American botanist and entomologist.
Vernonia is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have been numerous distinct subgenera and subsections named in this genus, and some botanists have divided the genus into several distinct genera. For instance, the Flora of North America recognizes only about twenty species in Vernoniasensu stricto, seventeen of which are in North America north of Mexico, with the others being found in South America.
Distephanus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is described by American botanist Harold E. Robinson as having over 40 species and by David Mabberley as having only 34 species. These sources differ sharply in their description of the range of the genus. Robinson has it ranging throughout Africa and occurring also in India and China. Mabberley has it restricted to southeast Africa, Madagascar, and Mauritius. Plants of the World Online accepts 44 species native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and south-central China.
Vernonieae is a tribe of about 1300 species of plants in the aster family. They are mostly found in the tropics and warmer temperate areas, both in the Americas and the Old World. They are mostly herbaceous plants or shrubs, although there is at least one tree species, Vernonia arborea.
Camchaya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia, including China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
Baccharoides is a genus of Asian and African plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
Vernonanthura is a genus of Neotropical plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
Acilepis is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
Gymnanthemum is a genus of plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. Species of the genus are found in Asia, Africa and South America.
Cyrtocymura is a genus of Latin American and Caribbean plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
Strobocalyx is a genus of Asian, African, Pacific Island, and South American plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes regarded as part of the genus Vernonia.
Monosis is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
Decaneuropsis is a genus of plants in the tribe Vernonieae in the family Asteraceae. Species of the genus Decaneuropsis are found in Asia. Some authorities consider the group part of the genus Vernonia.
Gymnanthemum mespilifolium, is a sprawling woody liane up to 15 cm thick from Southern Africa occurring in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape. This species is found as a vigorous pioneer in abused or degraded habitats such as cleared areas and forest margins. The genus comprises some 43 species found in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Southern Asia, and introduced into Brazil.
Quechualia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to South America. They can be distinguished from Vernonia by the presence of long hairs on the insides of the throats of their corollas.
Brenandendron is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical Africa. The genus is named for the British botanist John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan and its species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.
Cabobanthus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical Africa. Its species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.
Orbivestus is a genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent. Its species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.
Oocephala is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Africa. The name means "egghead", referring to the egg-shaped capitulum, which distinguishes the genus from its close relative Polydora. Some species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.
Hoffmannanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae. There is only one known species, Hoffmannanthus abbotianus(O.Hoffm.) H.Rob., S.C.Keeley & Skvarla Its native range is Uganda and southern Tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zaïre.