Quechualia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Vernonieae |
Genus: | Quechualia H.Rob. |
Species | |
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Quechualia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to South America. They can be distinguished from Vernonia by the presence of long hairs on the insides of the throats of their corollas.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
- Quechualia cardenasii (H.Rob.) H.Rob.
- Quechualia fulta (Griseb.) H.Rob.
- Quechualia smithii H.Rob.
- Quechualia trixioides (Rusby) H.Rob.
References
- ^ Robinson, Harold E. (1993). "Three new genera of Vernonieae from South America, Dasyandantha, Dasyanthina, and Quechualia (Asteraceae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 106 (4): 775–785.
- ^ "Quechualia H.Rob". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Quechualia |