Platypodanthera

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Platypodanthera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Platypodanthera
R.M. King & H. Rob.
Species:
P. melissifolia
Binomial name
Platypodanthera melissifolia
(DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[2]
  • Platypodanthera melissaefolia (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob., alternate spelling[1]
  • Carelia melissaefolia (DC.) Kuntze, alternate spelling[1]
  • Trichogonia melissaefolia (DC.) Mattf., alternate spelling[1]
  • Eupatorium nudum Gardner
  • Ageratum melissaefolium DC., alternate spelling[1]
  • Carelia melissifolia (DC.) Kuntze
  • Trichogonia melissifolia (DC.) Mattf.
  • Ageratum melissifolium DC.

Platypodanthera is a genus of plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4][5]

Species[edit]

The only known species is Platypodanthera melissifolia, native to eastern Brazil (States of Bahia and Pernambuco).[2][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants see article 60.8
  2. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
  4. ^ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1972. Phytologia 24: 182-183
  5. ^ Tropicos, Platypodanthera R.M. King & H. Rob.
  6. ^ Tropicos, Platypodanthera melissifolia (DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob.