Leucactinia

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Leucactinia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Tageteae
Subtribe: Pectidinae
Genus: Leucactinia
Rydb.
Species:
L. bracteata
Binomial name
Leucactinia bracteata
Synonyms [1]

Leucactinia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae. [2] [3]

Species

There is only one known species, Leucactinia bracteata, native to the State of Coahuila in northern Mexico. [1] [2] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-17 at archive.today
  2. 1 2 Rydberg, Per Axel. 1915. North American Flora 34(2): 180
  3. Uniprot.org
  4. The Plant List Leucactinia bracteata (S.Watson) Rydb
  5. Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93