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Chresta

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Chresta
Chresta sphaerocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Chresta
Vell. ex DC.
Type species
Chresta sphaerocephala
Synonyms[2]
  • Eremanthus sect. Pycnocephalum (Less.) Baker
  • Argyrovernonia MacLeish
  • Glaziovianthus G.M.Barroso
  • Chresta Vell.
  • Vernonia sect. Pycnocephalum Less.
  • Chresta sect. Euchresta Gardner
  • Eremanthus sect. Chresta (DC.) Baker
  • Stachyanthus DC.

Chresta is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][4]

Species

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As of May 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[5]

References

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  1. ^ lectotype designated by H. Robinson, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 89: 49 (1999)
  2. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: 85. in Latin
  4. ^ Tropicos, Chresta Vell. ex DC.
  5. ^ "Chresta Vell. ex DC." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-23.