Villanova (plant)

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Villanova
Villanova oppositifolia.jpg
Villanova oppositifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Perityleae
Genus: Villanova
Lag. 1816 conserved name, not Ortega 1797 (syn of Parthenium in Asteraceae) nor Pourr. ex Cutanda 1861 (syn of Flueggea in Euphorbiaceae) [1]
Type species
Villanova alternifolia [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • VasqueziaPhil.
  • ChlamyspermaLess.

Villanova is a genus of Latin American plants in the sunflower family. [4] [2] [5]

Species [3]

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References

  1. Tropicos, search for Villanova
  2. 1 2 Tropicos, Villanova Lag.
  3. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Lagasca y Segura, Mariano. 1816. Genera et species plantarum, quae aut novae sunt aut nondum recte cognoscuntur, Elench. Pl. 31
  5. The Plant List, search for Villanova