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Stenopadus

Stenopadus is a genus of South American plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes 15 species native to tropical South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil.

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Stenopadus
Stenopadus andicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Wunderlichioideae
Tribe: Wunderlichieae
Genus: Stenopadus
S.F.Blake

Stenopadus is a genus of South American plants in the family Asteraceae.1234 It includes 15 species native to tropical South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil.5

Species

15 species are accepted.5

  • Stenopadus andicola Pruski
  • Stenopadus aracaensis Pruski
  • Stenopadus campestris Maguire & Wurdack
  • Stenopadus chimantensis Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack
  • Stenopadus colombianus Cuatrec. & Steyerm.
  • Stenopadus colveei (Steyerm.) Pruski
  • Stenopadus connellii S.F.Blake
  • Stenopadus cucullatus Maguire & Wurdack
  • Stenopadus huachamacari Maguire
  • Stenopadus jauensis Aristeg.
  • Stenopadus kunhardtii Maguire
  • Stenopadus megacephalus Pruski
  • Stenopadus obconicus Maguire & Wurdack
  • Stenopadus sericeus Maguire & Aristeg.
  • Stenopadus talaumifolius S.F.Blake

Formerly included

See Chimantaea and Stomatochaeta.6

  • Stenopadus cinereus - Chimantaea cinerea
  • Stenopadus condensatus - Stomatochaeta condensata
  • Stenopadus crassifolius S.F.Blake – Stomatochaeta crassifolia (S.F.Blake) Maguire & Wurdack
  • Stenopadus cymbifolius - Stomatochaeta cymbifolia
  • Stenopadus guaiquinimensis - Stomatochaeta condensata
  • Stenopadus variabilis - Stomatochaeta condensata
References

References

  1. Blake, Sydney Fay. 1931. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 58: 489, plate 41, figure 6
  2. John F. Pruski (1998). "Stenopadus andicola sp. nov. (Asteraceae: Mutisieae), a new generic record for Ecuador". Novon. 8 (1): 67–69. doi:10.2307/3391896. JSTOR 3391896.
  3. Tropicos, Stenopadus S.F. Blake
  4. The International Plant Names Index
  5. "Stenopadus S.F.Blake". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  6. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist