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Vieraea

Vieraea is a genus of Canary Island plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae.Species

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Vieraea
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: Inuleae
Genus: Vieraea
Webb ex Sch.Bip.
Species:
V. laevigata
Binomial name
Vieraea laevigata
(Willd.) Webb ex Sch.Bip.
Synonyms1
  • Vieria Webb ex Sch.Bip., alternate spelling
  • Buphthalmum laevigatum Brouss. ex Willd.
  • Jasonia laevigata (Willd.) DC.
  • Donia canariensis Less.
  • Buphthalmum coriaceum Hort. ex Loudon

Vieraea is a genus of Canary Island plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae.23

Species

The only known species is Vieraea laevigata, native to Tenerife Island.1

References

References

  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Schultz, Carl Heinrich Bipontinus. 1844. Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries 3(22): 225-226, plate 84
  3. Tropicos, Vieraea Sch. Bip.

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