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Tridax
Tridax procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Millerieae[1]
Genus:
Tridax

Type species
Tridax procumbens
Synonyms[1]
  • Ptilostephium Kunth
  • Mandonia Wedd.
  • Sogalgina Cass.
  • Balbisia Willd. 1803, rejected homonym not Cav. 1804 (Vivianiaceae) nor DC. 1833 (Asteraceae)
  • Bartolia Adans.
  • Bartolina Adans.
  • Carphostephium Cass.
  • Galinsogea Kunth 1818, illegitimate homonym not Willd. 1803

Tridax is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]

Tridax is native primarily to the tropical regions of North and South America. Tridax procumbens has become naturalized in the southern United States and is considered a noxious weed in some places.

Species[1]
2
formerly included[1]

see Calea Layia Sabazia

References

  1. ^ a b c d Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 900 in Latin
  3. ^ Tropicos, Tridax L.
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