Lecocarpus is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae, native to Galápagos Islands, part of Ecuador.[1][2][3]

Lecocarpus
Lecocarpus pinnatifidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Subtribe: Melampodiinae
Genus: Lecocarpus
Decne.
Type species
Lecocarpus pinnatifidus
Species

Four species are accepted.[4]

References

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  1. Decaisne, Joseph. 1846. Voyage Autour du Monde sur la Frégate la Venus Pendant les Années 1836-1839. Botanique 19. t. 14
  2. Tropicos, Lecocarpus Decne.
  3. Adsersen H. 1980. Revision of the Galapágos endemic genus Lecocarpus (Asteraceae). Bot. Tidsskr. 75(1):63-76
  4. "Leocarpus Decne". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
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