Chresta is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][4]
| Chresta | |
|---|---|
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| Chresta sphaerocephala | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Vernonioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Chresta Vell. ex DC. |
| Type species | |
| Chresta sphaerocephala | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
editAs of May 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[5]
- Chresta angustifolia Gardner
- Chresta artemisiifolia Siniscalchi & Loeuille
- Chresta curumbensis (Philipson) H.Rob.
- Chresta exsucca DC.
- Chresta filicifolia Siniscalchi & Loeuille
- Chresta harleyi H.Rob.
- Chresta hatschbachii H.Rob.
- Chresta heteropappa Siniscalchi & Loeuille
- Chresta martii (DC.) H.Rob.
- Chresta pacourinoides (Mart. ex DC.) Siniscalchi & Loeuille
- Chresta pinnatifida (Philipson) H.Rob.
- Chresta plantaginifolia Gardner
- Chresta pycnocephala DC.
- Chresta scapigera (Less.) Gardner
- Chresta souzae H.Rob.
- Chresta speciosa Gardner
- Chresta sphaerocephala DC.
- Chresta subverticillata Siniscalchi & Loeuille
References
edit- ↑ lectotype designated by H. Robinson, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 89: 49 (1999)
- ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist [permanent dead link]
- ↑ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 5: 85. in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, Chresta Vell. ex DC.
- ↑ "Chresta Vell. ex DC." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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