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Epaltes

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Epaltes
Epaltes divaricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Epaltes
Cass.
Type species
Epaltes divaricata
Synonyms[1]
  • Epalthes Walp.
  • Erigerodes L. ex Kuntze
  • Ethuliopsis F.Muell.
  • Gynaphanes Steetz
  • Pachythelia Steetz
  • Poilania Gagnep.

Epaltes is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3][4][5] They are distributed in Australia, the Americas, Asia, and Africa.[5]

These plants are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs with alternately arranged leaves.[5]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Epaltes:[6]

References

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  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1818. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1818: 139 in French
  3. ^ Tropicos, Epaltes Cass.
  4. ^ Bayer, R. J. and E. W. Cross. (2003). Reassessment of tribal affinities of Cratystylis and Haegiela (Asteraceae) based on three chloroplast DNA sequences. Plant Syst. Evol. 236: 207–220. Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b c Epaltes. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  6. ^ "Epaltes Cass. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-02-09.