Quechualia
Quechualia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to South America.[2] They can be distinguished from Vernonia by the presence of long hairs on the insides of the throats of their corollas.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Vernonioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Quechualia H.Rob.[1] |
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Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Quechualia cardenasii (H.Rob.) H.Rob.
- Quechualia fulta (Griseb.) H.Rob.
- Quechualia smithii H.Rob.
- Quechualia trixioides (Rusby) H.Rob.
References
- Robinson, Harold E. (1993). "Three new genera of Vernonieae from South America, Dasyandantha, Dasyanthina, and Quechualia (Asteraceae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 106 (4): 775–785.
- "Quechualia H.Rob". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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