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Lycapsus

Lycapsus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Perityleae within the family Asteraceae.Species

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Lycapsus
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: Perityleae
Subtribe: Lycapsinae
H.Rob.
Genus: Lycapsus
Phil.
Species:
L. tenuifolius
Binomial name
Lycapsus tenuifolius
Synonyms1
  • Alomia tenuifolia (Phil.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Reiche

Lycapsus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Perityleae within the family Asteraceae.23

Species

There is only one known species, Lycapsus tenuifolius, native to Chile in South America.14

References

References

  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Philippi, Rudolf Amandus. 1870. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 28: 499 description in Latin, commentary in German
  3. Tropicos, Lycapsus Phil.
  4. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica 42: 1–157