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Xiphochaeta aquatica

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Xiphochaeta aquatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Xiphochaeta
Poepp.
Species:
X. aquatica
Binomial name
Xiphochaeta aquatica
Synonyms[1]
  • Stilpnopappus viridis Benth. ex Baker
  • Stilpnopappus aquaticus (Poepp.) M.O.Dillon

Xiphochaeta is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Vernonieae[2] within the family Asteraceae.[3][4][5][6]

Species

The only known species is Xiphochaeta aquatica, native to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.[1][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
  3. ^ Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich. 1843. Nova genera ac species plantarum, quas in regno Chilensi Peruviano et in terra Amazonica :annis MDCCCXXVII ad MDCCCXXXII 3: 44-45 in Latin
  4. ^ Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich. 1843. Nova genera ac species plantarum, quas in regno Chilensi Peruviano et in terra Amazonica :annis MDCCCXXVII ad MDCCCXXXII 3: plate CCL (250) full-page color illustration showing Xiphochaeta aquatica
  5. ^ Tropicos, Xiphochaeta Poepp.
  6. ^ Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116
  7. ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584