Platypodanthera

Platypodanthera is a genus of plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4][5]

Platypodanthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Platypodanthera
R.M. King & H. Rob.
Species:
P. melissifolia
Binomial name
Platypodanthera melissifolia
(DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
  • Platypodanthera melissaefolia (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob., alternate spelling[2]
  • Carelia melissaefolia (DC.) Kuntze, alternate spelling[2]
  • Trichogonia melissaefolia (DC.) Mattf., alternate spelling[2]
  • Eupatorium nudum Gardner
  • Ageratum melissaefolium DC., alternate spelling[2]
  • Carelia melissifolia (DC.) Kuntze
  • Trichogonia melissifolia (DC.) Mattf.
  • Ageratum melissifolium DC.

Species

The only known species is Platypodanthera melissifolia, native to eastern Brazil (States of Bahia and Pernambuco).[1][6]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants see article 60.8
  3. D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
  4. King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1972. Phytologia 24: 182-183
  5. Tropicos, Platypodanthera R.M. King & H. Rob.
  6. Tropicos, Platypodanthera melissifolia (DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob.


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