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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Vernonioideae |
| Tribe: | Liabeae |
| Genus: | Cacosmia Kunth |
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Cacosmia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is native to South America.
The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos ("bad, ugly") and -osma ("smell, stink, fragrant odour, scent, perfume").
- Species
- Cacosmia harlingii B.Nord. - Loja Province of Ecuador
- Cacosmia hieronymi H.Rob. - Ecuador (Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)
- Cacosmia rugosa Kunth - Peru, Ecuador (Chimborazo, Imbabura, Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)
References
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 227–228
- Tropicos, Cacosmia Kunth
- Cacosmia subordinate taxa. Tropicos.
- Stearn, W. T. (1993). The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae). Taxon 42(3), 679-81.
- Cacosmia. The Plant List.
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