Leucheria

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Leucheria
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Leucheria hahnii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Nassauvieae
Genus: Leucheria
Lag.
Type species
Leucheria hieracioides
Cass. [1] [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • ClybatisPhil.
  • LasiorrhizaLag.
  • EizaguirreaRemy
  • LeuceriaLag.
  • MimelaPhil.
  • ChabraeaDC.
  • PtilurusD.Don
  • BertoloniaDC.

Leucheria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [4] [2]

Leucheria is native to South America and the Falkland Islands. [5]

Species [3]

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References

  1. ↑ neotype designated by Crisci, Darwiniana 20: 11 (24 Mar 1976)
  2. 1 2 Tropicos, Leucheria Lag.
  3. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-12 at archive.today
  4. ↑ Lagasca y Segura, Mariano. 1811. Amenidades Naturales de las Españas 1(1): 32
  5. ↑ Crisci, Jorge Victor. 1976. Revisión del género Leucheria (Compositae: Mutisieae). Darwiniana vol 20, No. 1/2, pages 9-126 in Spanish
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