Leucocera

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Leucocera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Calyceraceae
Genus: Leucocera
Turcz. (1848)
Synonyms [1]

AnomocarpusMiers (1860), nom. superfl.

Leucocera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calyceraceae. It includes seven species native to northwestern and southern Argentina and central and southern Chile. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Leucocera Turcz. Plants of the World Online . Accessed 18 November 2023.