Biology:Mutisia

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Mutisia
Mutisia acerosa 6269 (28836799653).jpg
Mutisia acerosa in Valparaíso Region, Chile.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Mutisieae
Genus: Mutisia
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Synonyms[1]
  • Mutisia sect. Guariruma (Cass.) Cabrera
  • Guariruma Cass.
  • Aplophyllum Cass.

Mutisia is a genus of flowering plant in the tribe Mutisieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3] Mutisia has been named after José Celestino Mutis.[4] It comprises about sixty species which can be found along the entire length of the Andes and in southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.[5]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of December 2022:[6]


formerly included[1]

see Gongylolepis

  • Mutisia obovata - Gongylolepis martiana

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2511051 entry