Vieraea

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Vieraea
Vieraea laevigata Tenerife.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Vieraea
Webb ex Sch.Bip.
Species:
V. laevigata
Binomial name
Vieraea laevigata
(Willd.) Webb ex Sch.Bip.
Synonyms [1]
  • VieriaWebb ex Sch.Bip., alternate spelling
  • Buphthalmum laevigatumBrouss. ex Willd.
  • Jasonia laevigata(Willd.) DC.
  • Donia canariensisLess.
  • Buphthalmum coriaceumHort. ex Loudon

Vieraea is a genus of Canary Island plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae. [2] [3]

Species

The only known species is Vieraea laevigata, native to Tenerife Island. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Schultz, Carl Heinrich Bipontinus. 1844. Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries 3(22): 225-226, plate 84
  3. Tropicos, Vieraea Sch. Bip.

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