Rolandra

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

Species

Rolandra
Scientific classification
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Rolandra

Binomial name
Rolandra fruticosa
(L.) Kuntze
Type species
Rolandra argentea
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

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