Pentacalia | |
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Pentacalia vacciniodes | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Senecioneae |
Genus: | Pentacalia Cass. |
Pentacalia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. About 34 members of this genus appear to be located in the South American country Ecuador, where they are threatened by habitat loss. The genus contains approximately two hundred species, which are distributed from Mexico to northern South America.
154 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online as of July 2025. [1]