Stifftia
| Stifftia | |
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| Stifftia chrysantha | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Mutisieae[1] |
| Genus: | Stifftia J.C.Mikan |
| Type species | |
| Stifftia chrysantha J.C.Mikan | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Stifftia chrysantha
Stifftia is a genus of South American trees in the mutisia tribe within the daisy family.[2][3][4]
- Species[1]
- Stifftia cayennensis H.Rob. & B.Kahn - French Guiana
- Stifftia chrysantha J.C.Mikan - Bahia, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
- Stifftia fruticosa (Vell.) D.J.N.Hind & Semir - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
- Stifftia hatschbachii H.Rob. - Espirito Santo
- Stifftia parviflora (Leandro) D.Don - Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
- Stifftia uniflora Ducke - Amazonas, Pará, Amapá
- formerly included[1]
see Gongylolepis Piptocarpha Stenopadus Stomatochaeta
- Stifftia axillaris - Piptocarpha stifftioides
- Stifftia benthamiana - Gongylolepis benthamiana
- Stifftia condensata - Stomatochaeta condensata
- Stifftia connellii - Stenopadus connellii
- Stifftia martiana - Gongylolepis martiana
Stifftia Chrysantha
Stifftia chyrsantha is a plant endemic to Brazil. It has a woody stem with rough bark and can grow up between 8 and 10 ft. It has alternate, entire smooth leaves and reticulate veins. The involucre has 30 to 40 green, imbricated scales with short hairs. Actinomorphic corollas are pale orange below and darker above.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Mikan, Johann Christian. 1820. Delectus Florae et Faunae Brasiliensis part 1, page 1, chapter 1
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- ↑ Robinson, H (1991), "Two New Species of Stifftia with Notes on Relationships of the Genus (Asteraceae: Mutisieae)", Systematic Botany, Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1991), pp. 685-692, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, JSTOR 2418870
- ↑ "Stifftia chrysantha". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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