Heterocoma

Heterocoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Vernonieae
Genus:	Heterocoma; DC.
Type species
	Heterocoma albida; (DC. ex Pers.) DC.
Synonyms
	Bishopalea H.Rob.; Sipolisia Glaz. ex Oliv.; Xerxes J.R.Grant; Alcantara Glaz. ex G.M.Barroso;

Heterocoma is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Heterocoma was believed for many years to contain only one species, until 2013, when two new species were described and the three genera Bishopalea, Sipolisia, and Xerxes were merged into Heterocoma. All are endemic to the Brazilian Highlands.^[2]

Species:^[1]^[2]

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formerly included^[1]

Heterocoma bifrons (DC. ex Pers.) DC. - Chronopappus bifrons (DC. ex Pers.) DC.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
^ ^a ^b ^c Loeuille, B., et al. (2013). Two new species of Heterocoma (Asteraceae: Vernonieae) and a broadened concept of the genus. Systematic Botany 38(1), 242-52.
^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1810. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 16: 190-192 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1810. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 16: plate 7 drawing of Heterocoma albida
^ Tropicos, Heterocoma DC.

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[f-1] Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist

[lo-2] Loeuille, B., et al. (2013). Two new species of Heterocoma (Asteraceae: Vernonieae) and a broadened concept of the genus. Systematic Botany 38(1), 242-52.

[3] Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1810. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 16: 190-192 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French

[4] Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1810. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 16: plate 7 drawing of Heterocoma albida

[5] Tropicos, Heterocoma DC.

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