Urolepis (Asteraceae)

Urolepis hecatantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Eupatorieae
Subtribus: Gyptidinae
Genus: Urolepis
Species: U. hecatantha

Name

Urolepis (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob., Phytologia 21: 304 (1971)

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hebeclinium sect. Urolepis DC., Prodr. 5: 136. (1836).
    • Type species: Hebeclinium hecatanthum DC.
• Homotypic
  • Eupatorium sect. Urolepis (DC.) Baker in Mart., Fl. Bras. 6(2): 364. (1876).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional:Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• King, R.M. & Robinson, H. 1971. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). XL. The genus, Urolepis. Phytologia 21: 304–305. BHL Reference page. 
• De Candolle, A.P. 1836. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 5: Sistens Calycereas et Compositarum tribus priores. 706 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Urolepis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 January 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Urolepis. Published online. Accessed: January 05 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Urolepis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 January 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Urolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 January 2018.

Vernacular names

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