Wedelia | |
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Wedelia acapulcensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Heliantheae |
Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
Genus: | Wedelia Jacq. [1] 1760, conserved name, not Loefl. 1758 (Nyctaginaceae) [2] |
Type species | |
Wedelia fructicosa | |
Synonyms [4] | |
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Wedelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [5] [3] They are one of the genera commonly called "creeping-oxeyes". [6]
The genus is named in honor of German botanist and physician Georg Wolfgang Wedel, 1645–1721. [7] [8]
There are difficulties regarding the classification of this genus for its affinities are uncertain. Further studies are needed to clarify its taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships. [9] [10]
Many species were once considered part of Wedelia but have been now transferred to other genera, including Angelphytum, Aspilia, Baltimora, Blainvillea, Chrysogonum, Eclipta, Elaphandra, Eleutheranthera, Guizotia, Heliopsis, Kingianthus, Lasianthaea, Melampodium, Melanthera, Moonia, Sphagneticola, Synedrella, Tuberculocarpus, Verbesina, Viguiera, Villanova, Wollastonia and Zexmenia . [4]
Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of December 2022: [11]
Ageratina, commonly known as snakeroot, is a genus of more than 330 perennials and rounded shrubs in the family Asteraceae.
The Heliantheae are the third-largest tribe in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). With some 190 genera and nearly 2500 recognized species, only the tribes Senecioneae and Astereae are larger. The name is derived from the genus Helianthus, which is Greek for sun flower. Most genera and species are found in North America and South America. A few genera are pantropical.
Trixis is a genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to North and South America including the West Indies.
Viguiera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It contains around 19–40 species, which are commonly known as goldeneyes and are native to the New World. These are herbs to bushy shrubs that bear yellow or orange daisy-like flowers.
Pectis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1759.
Psacalium is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. Indianbush is a common name for Psacalium.
Tridax is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Sinclairia is a genus of Latin American plants in the tribe Liabeae within the family Asteraceae.
Lundellianthus is a genus of Mesoamerican flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.
Melanthera, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to North and South America, as well as Africa, Asia and Oceania, including Hawaiʻi.
Montanoa is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae, within the family Asteraceae.
Perymenium is a genus of South American and Mesoamerican plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.
Melanthera biflora also known as sea daisy, beach daisy and sea ox-eye, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a scandent, rough-looking and fast-growing plant with a wide distribution.
Vernonanthura is a genus of Neotropical plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
Acunniana is a monospecific genus in the family Asteraceae which is found only in Australia's Northern Territory. In the wild, Acunniana procumbens closely resembles species of the genera Indocypraea and Apowollastonia. The genus is named for its discoverer, Allan Cunningham, whose name abbreviates to A.Cunn.