Rolandra

Rolandra is a genus of flowering plants in the Vernonieae[2] within the daisy family.[3][4]

Species

Rolandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Vernonieae[1]
Genus:	Rolandra Rottb.
Binomial name
Rolandra fruticosa (L.) Kuntze
Type species
Rolandra argentea Rottb.
Synonyms[1]
Echinops fruticosus L. Rolandra argentea Rottb. Rolandra monacantha Cass. Rolandra diacantha Cass. Echinops nodiflorus Lam. Echinops fruticosa L.

The only known 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]

see Ichthyothere Trichospira

• 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

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. tribe Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
3. Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1775. Societatis Medicae Havniensis Collectanea 2: 256
4. Tropicos, Rolandra Rottb.
5. The Plant List search for Rolandra