Biology:Centratherum

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Centratherum
Centratherum punctatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Vernonieae
Genus:	Centratherum Cassini
Type species
Centratherum punctatum Cassini
Synonyms
Crantzia Vell. Amphibecis Humb. ex Schrank Amphirephis Kunth Ampherephis Kunth Spixia Schrank

Centratherum is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Common names: Brazilian Button, Lark Daisy, กระดุมไพลิน, กระดุมหยก, กระดุมม่วง, Kèšavardhini, കേശവർദ്ധിനി, മുടിനീളി.

Species

• Centratherum australianum (K.Kirkman) A.R.Bean - New South Wales, Queensland
• Centratherum cardenasii H.Rob. - Bolivia
• Centratherum confertum K.Kirkman - Paraguay, Rio Grande do Sul, Corrientes
• Centratherum phyllolaenum (DC.) Benth. ex Hook.f - Indian Subcontinent
• Centratherum punctatum Cass. - South America (Venezuela to northern Argentina ), Panama, Nicaragua, Trinidad

Considered invasive in Hawaii (USA), Galapagos Islands, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2877203 entry