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Genus of flowering plants

Critonia
Critonia morifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Critonia
P.Browne
Type species
Critonia dalea
(L.) DC.
Synonyms

Critonia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae of the family Asteraceae.

The most notable trait that characterizes the genus is the presence of pellucid punctations caused by internal secretory pockets of the leaves - to be seen these must be viewed with a hand lens while holding the leaf up to light in most species of the genus. Most species of Critonia also have smooth opposite leaves, a shrubby habit, unenlarged style bases, relatively few (3-5) flowers per head, and imbricate involucres.

Species

The genus is native to Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.

References

  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-16 at archive.today
  2. ^ Browne, Patrick. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts pages 314-315
  3. Browne, Patrick. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts page 239
  4. Browne, Patrick. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts page 490
  5. Tropicos, Critonia P. Browne
  6. King, R. M. and H. Robinson. 1987. The genera of the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany, Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 1-581.
  7. Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Critonia eggersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43162A10782736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43162A10782736.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. "Critonia morifolia (Mill.) R. M. King & H. Rob". Bolivia checklist.
Taxon identifiers
Critonia
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