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Cacosmia (plant)

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For the disorder of the sense of smell with the same name, see Parosmia.

Cacosmia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Cichorieae
Tribe:
Liabeae
Genus:
Cacosmia

Synonyms[1]

Cacosmia is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[2][3] The genus is native to South America.[4]

The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos ("bad, ugly") and -osma ("smell, stink, fragrant odour, scent, perfume").[5]

Species[6][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 227–228
  3. ^ Tropicos, Cacosmia Kunth
  4. ^ Cacosmia subordinate taxa. Tropicos.
  5. ^ Stearn, W. T. (1993). The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae). Taxon 42(3), 679-81.
  6. ^ Cacosmia. The Plant List.


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