Rolandra
| Rolandra | |
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| Rolandra fruticosa in French Guiana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Rolandra Rottb. |
| Species: | R. fruticosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Rolandra fruticosa (L.) Kuntze
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
- Rolandra reptans Willd. ex Less. - Trichospira verticillata (L.) S.F.Blake
- Rolandra septans Willd. ex Less. - Trichospira verticillata (L.) S.F.Blake
- Rolandra terminalis Spreng. - Ichthyothere terminalis (Spreng.) S.F.Blake
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
- ^ Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1775. Societatis Medicae Havniensis Collectanea 2: 256
- ^ Tropicos, Rolandra Rottb.
- ^ The Plant List search for Rolandra
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