Hidalgoa

Hidalgoa
Hidalgoa ternata Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Coreopsideae
Genus:	Hidalgoa La Llave
Species
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Hidalgoa is a genus in the tribe Coreopsideae of the family Asteraceae.¹

Its species are native to tropical habitats in southern Mexico, Central America and northwestern South America.²

Named species of Hidalgoa include:¹

• Hidalgoa ternata La Llave — endemic to Costa Rica.³
• Hidalgoa uspanapa B.L.Turner — Mexico.⁴
• Hidalgoa wercklei Hook.⁵

Previously used botanical names for the species Hidalgoa ternata include:⁶

• Hidalgoa breedlovei Sherff — Mexico.
• Hidalgoa lessingii DC. — Mexico.
• Hidalgoa pentamera Sherf — Mexico.
• Hidalgoa steyermarkii Sherff
• Melampodium hidalgoa DC.
• Melampodium ternatum Sherff