Biology:Spiracantha

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Spiracantha
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Spiracantha
Kunth
Species:
S. cornifolia
Binomial name
Spiracantha cornifolia
Kunth
Synonyms[1]
  • Acosta DC.
  • Spiracantha denticulata Ernst
  • Acosta rolandrae DC.

Spiracantha is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae[2] within the family Asteraceae.[3][4]

Species

The only known species is Spiracantha cornifolia, native to Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Venezuela, Colombia, Central America, and southern Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula).[1][5][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
  3. Tropicos, Spiracantha Kunth
  4. Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116
  5. Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Asteraceae. 5(2) In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
  6. Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326

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