Rolandra

Rolandra
Rolandra fruticosa in French Guiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus:
Rottb.
Species:
R. fruticosa
Binomial name
Rolandra fruticosa
(L.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
  • Echinops fruticosus L.
  • Rolandra argentea Rottb. (type species of Rolandra)
  • Rolandra monacantha Cass.
  • Rolandra diacantha Cass.
  • Echinops nodiflorus Lam.
  • Echinops fruticosa L.

Rolandra is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae[2] within the family Asteraceae.[3][4]

Species

The only species is Rolandra fruticosa, native to Central and South America plus the West Indies. It is also reportedly naturalized in Japan and Java.[1][5]

Formerly included[1]

see Ichthyothere Trichospira

References

  1. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
  3. ^ Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1775. Societatis Medicae Havniensis Collectanea 2: 256
  4. ^ Tropicos, Rolandra Rottb.
  5. ^ The Plant List search for Rolandra


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