Mattfeldia

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Mattfeldia
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Mattfeldia

Type species
Mattfeldia triplinervis

Mattfeldia is a genus of flowering plants in groundsel tribe within the daisy family. [1] [2]

Species

There is only one known species, Mattfeldia triplinervis, known only from Haiti. [3] [4] [5]

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