Biology:Salmea

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Salmea
Salmea oligocephala 2.jpg
Salmea oligocephala
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Spilanthinae
Genus: Salmea
DC.
Type species
Salmea scandens
(L.) DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Salmeopsis Benth.
  • Hopkirkia Spreng.
  • Fornicaria Raf.

Salmea is a genus of plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Species[1]
  • Salmea caleoides Griseb. - Cuba
  • Salmea eupatoria DC. - Bolivia
  • Salmea glaberrima C.Wright ex Griseb. - Cuba
  • Salmea insipida (Jacq.) Bolick & R.K.Jansen - Cuba
  • Salmea oligocephala Hemsl. - Oaxaca, Chiapas, México State, Michoacán
  • Salmea orthocephala Standl. & Steyerm. - Guatemala, Honduras, Chiapas
  • Salmea palmeri S.Watson - Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán
  • Salmea petrobioides Griseb. - Bahamas
  • Salmea scandens (L.) DC. - widespread in Mesoamerica, West Indies, + South America
  • Salmea umbratilis B.L.Rob. - Cuba
formerly included[1]

several species now placed in other genera: Oblivia Otopappus Trichospira

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1813. Catalogus plantarum horti botanici monspeliensis 140
  3. Tropicos, Salmea DC.

Wikidata ☰ Q7405460 entry