Planaltoa

Planaltoa is a genus of flowering plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.[1][2][3]

Planaltoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Supertribe:
Helianthodae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Genus:
Planaltoa

Taub.
Type species
Planaltoa salviifolia
Taub.

The generic name Planaltoa refers to the Planalto Central (Brazilian Highlands) in southern, central, and eastern Brazil.[2]

Species[4][5]
  • Planaltoa lychnophoroides G.M.Barroso - Goiás
  • Planaltoa salviifolia Taub. - Goiás

References
  1. D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
  2. Taubert, Paul Hermann Wilhelm. 1895. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 21: 454-455 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Planaltoa Taub.
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  5. The Plant List search for Planaltoa


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