Acanthospermum | |
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Acanthospermum australe | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Millerieae |
Subtribe: | Melampodiinae |
Genus: | Acanthospermum Schrank, 1820 |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Acanthospermum is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, also known as starburrs or starburs. It was described as a genus in 1820.[2][3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Species
[edit]As of July 2023[update], Plants of the World Online has 6 accepted species:[1]
- Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze - South America
- Acanthospermum consobrinum S.F.Blake - Paraguay
- Acanthospermum glabratum (DC.) Wild. - Southeast Brazil
- Acanthospermum hispidum DC. - South America
- Acanthospermum humile (Sw.) DC. - West Indies
- Acanthospermum microcarpum B.L.Rob. - Ecuador including Galápagos
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 14 July 2020
- ^ Schrank, Franz von Paula von. 1820. Plantae Rariores Horti Academici Monacensis 2(6):, pl. 53
- ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- Media related to Acanthospermum at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Acanthospermum at Wikispecies