Spiracantha is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae[2] within the family Asteraceae.[3][4]
| Spiracantha | |
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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: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Spiracantha Kunth |
| Species: | S. cornifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiracantha cornifolia Kunth
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Species
The only known species is Spiracantha cornifolia, native to Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Venezuela, Colombia, Central America, and southern Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula).[1][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009 Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
- ^ Tropicos, Spiracantha Kunth
- ^ Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Asteraceae. 5(2) In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
- ^ Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326
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