Pacourina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Vernonioideae |
Tribe: | Vernonieae |
Genus: | Pacourina Aubl. |
Species: | P. edulis |
Binomial name | |
Pacourina edulis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Pacourina is a genus of South American flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae [2] within the family Asteraceae. [3] [4] [5]
The only known species is Pacourina edulis, widespread across tropical America from Guatemala to French Guinea to Paraguay.
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