Cacosmia (plant)

Cacosmia is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[2][3] The genus is native to South America.[4]

For the disorder of the sense of smell with the same name, see Parosmia.

Cacosmia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Cichorieae
Tribe:	Liabeae
Genus:	Cacosmia Kunth
Synonyms[1]
Clairvillea DC.

The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos ("bad, ugly") and -osma ("smell, stink, fragrant odour, scent, perfume").[5]

Species[6][1]

• Cacosmia harlingii B.Nord. - Loja Province of Ecuador
• Cacosmia hieronymi H.Rob. - Ecuador (Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)
• Cacosmia rugosa Kunth - Peru, Ecuador (Chimborazo, Imbabura, Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 227–228
3. Tropicos, Cacosmia Kunth
4. Cacosmia subordinate taxa. Tropicos.
5. Stearn, W. T. (1993). The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae). Taxon 42(3), 679-81.
6. Cacosmia. The Plant List.