Biology:Epaltes

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Epaltes
Epalites divaricata 3.jpg
Epaltes divaricata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Epaltes
Cass.
Type species
Epaltes divaricata
(L.) Cass.
Synonyms[1]
  • Epalthes Walp. spelling variant
  • Erigerodes L. ex Kuntze
  • Sphaeromorphaea DC.
  • Ethuliopsis F.Muell.
  • Gynaphanes Steetz
  • Pachythelia Steetz

Epaltes is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3][4][5] They are distributed in Australia, the Americas, Asia, and Africa.[5]

These plants are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs with alternately arranged leaves.[5]

Species

[1][6]

  • Epaltes australis Less.China , Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Australia
  • Epaltes cunninghamii (Hook.) Benth.Australia
  • Epaltes divaricata (L.) Cass.India , Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Hainan, Java
  • Epaltes harrisii F.Muell.Australia
  • Epaltes madagascariensis HumbertMadagascar
  • Epaltes mattfeldii Urb. — Cuba
  • Epaltes mexicana Less. — Veracruz, Guatemala, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Campeche
  • Epaltes pleiochaeta F.Muell.Australia
  • Epaltes pygmaea DC. — Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5222940 entry