Schizotrichia

Schizotrichia is a genus of flowering plants in the marigold tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3][4]

Schizotrichia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Tageteae[1]
Genus:
Schizotrichia

Type species
Schizotrichia eupatorioides

The generic name "Schizotrichia" means "split hair," referring to the forked nature of the plant's hairs.[5]

Species[1]
  • Schizotrichia eupatorioides Benth. - Amazonas Region in Peru
  • Schizotrichia friasensis - Piura Region in Peru
  • Schizotrichia jelskii (Hieron.) Strother ex Loockerman, B.L.Turner & R.K.Jansen - Peru
  • Schizotrichia lopez-mirandae - La Libertad Region in Peru
  • Schizotrichia remota - Huánuco Region in Peru

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Uniprot.org
  3. Bentham, George. 1873. Genera Plantarum 2: 202, 410
  4. Tropicos, Schizotrichia Benth.
  5. Free Dictionary, Medical Dictionary


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