Cacosmia
For the disorder of the sense of smell with the same name, see Parosmia.
| Cacosmia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorieae |
| Tribe: | Liabeae |
| Genus: | Cacosmia Kunth |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Clairvillea DC. | |
Cacosmia is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[2][3] The genus is native to South America.[4]
The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos ("bad, ugly") and -osma ("smell, stink, fragrant odour, scent, perfume").[5]
- Cacosmia harlingii B.Nord. - Loja Province of Ecuador
- Cacosmia hieronymi H.Rob. - Ecuador (Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)
- Cacosmia rugosa Kunth - Peru, Ecuador (Chimborazo, Imbabura, Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)
References
- 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 227–228
- ↑ Tropicos, Cacosmia Kunth
- ↑ Cacosmia subordinate taxa. Tropicos.
- ↑ Stearn, W. T. (1993). The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae). Taxon 42(3), 679-81.
- ↑ Cacosmia. The Plant List.
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