Stevia plummerae
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| Stevia plummerae A. Gray[1]
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Stevia plummerae (Plummer's candyleaf)[2] is a plant species known from Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango [3] It is an herb up to 80 cm tall, with white, pink or red flowers. It tends to grow in pine forests at an elevation of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft).[4]
Synonyms
- Stevia plummerae A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 204–205. 1882.
Two varieties are recognized in addition to the autonym, var. plummerae:
Stevia plummerae var. alba A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 92. 1884.[7]
Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907
References
- ^ A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 204–205. 1882.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stevia plummerae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ Flora of North America 21:485
- ^ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250068822
- ^ A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 21: 382. 1886.
- ^ B.L. Robinson, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 43(2): 29. 1907.
- ^ A. Gray Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 92. 1884.