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Lecocarpus

Lecocarpus is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae, native to Galápagos Islands, part of Ecuador.Species

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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

Lecocarpus is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae, native to Galápagos Islands, part of Ecuador.123

Species

Four species are accepted.4

References

References

  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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