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==Etymology of genus name==
==Etymology of genus name==
The genus name Dasyphyllum is a a compound of the Greek elements δασύς ( dasus ) 'hairy' and φύλλον ( phyllon ) 'leaf', thus meaning "plant with hairy leaves".
The genus name Dasyphyllum is a a compound of the [[Greek]] elements δασύς ( dasus ) 'hairy' and φύλλον ( phyllon ) 'leaf', thus meaning "plant with hairy leaves".


==References==
==References==

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Dasyphyllum
Dasyphyllum sprengelianum
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Dasyphyllum

Kunth
Synonyms
Dasyphyllum brasiliense

Dasyphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.[1][2] It is distributed in South America, with several species in southeastern Brazil.[3]

Species include:[4][5]

Etymology of genus name

The genus name Dasyphyllum is a a compound of the Greek elements δασύς ( dasus ) 'hairy' and φύλλον ( phyllon ) 'leaf', thus meaning "plant with hairy leaves".

References

  1. ^ Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 13–14
  2. ^ Tropicos, Dasyphyllum Kunth
  3. ^ Template:Es icon Dasyphyllum. Arboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador. eFloras.
  4. ^ Dasyphyllum. The Plant List.
  5. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist