Tonalanthus

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Tonalanthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Neurolaeneae
Subtribe: Neurolaeninae
Genus: Tonalanthus
Brandegee
Species:
T. megacephalus
Binomial name
Tonalanthus megacephalus
(B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Pruski
Synonyms [1]
  • Calea megacephalaB.L.Rob. & Greenm. (1896) (basionym)
  • Calea megacephala var. pachutlanaB.L.Turner
  • Tonalanthus aurantiacusBrandegee

Tonalanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It contains a single species, Tonalanthus megacephalus, a perennial native to Chiapas and Oaxaca in southern Mexico. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tonalanthus megacephalus (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Pruski". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Pruski, J.F. 2023. The new genera Laceanthos, Podocalea, Tepuipappus, the resurrected genera Lemmatium, Meyeria, Tonalanthus, and other novelties in the Calea Alliance I. Phytoneuron 2023-42: 1–171. Published 6 November 2023. ISSN 2153-733X
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