Melanthera

Melanthera (common name: squarestem), is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAlabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is.

Observations recorded15,454

Die Pflanzengattung Melanthera gehört zur Unterfamilie der Asteroideae innerhalb der Familie der Korbblütler (Asteraceae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 291
With media: 204
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: ECOSUR, CICY, UJAT, IIB-UV, INECOL, IBUNAM
Recorded in: Mexico, Guatemala, United States, Honduras, Brasil, Costa Rica

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Heliantheae
Image: Starr 050519-1774 Melanthera integrifolia.jpg

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taxon name: Melanthera
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7415
topic's main category: Category:Melanthera
Commons category: Melanthera
taxon common name: мелантера

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Melanthera (common name: squarestem), is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.

Despite their general hardiness, leaves of Melanthera species are often attacked by rusts such as Uromyces columbianus and Uromyces martinii.

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