Spiracantha

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

Species

Spiracantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Vernonieae [1]
Genus:
Spiracantha

Kunth
Binomial name
Spiracantha cornifolia
Kunth
Synonyms[1]
  • Acosta DC.
  • Spiracantha denticulata Ernst
  • Acosta rolandrae DC.

The only known species is Spiracantha cornifolia, native to Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Venezuela, Colombia, Central America, and southern Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula).[1][5][6]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
  3. Tropicos, Spiracantha Kunth
  4. Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116
  5. Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Asteraceae. 5(2) In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F..
  6. Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326


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