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Quechualia

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Quechualia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Quechualia
H.Rob.[1]
Species

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Quechualia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to South America.[2] They can be distinguished from Vernonia by the presence of long hairs on the insides of the throats of their corollas.[1]

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Robinson, Harold E. (1993). "Three new genera of Vernonieae from South America, Dasyandantha, Dasyanthina, and Quechualia (Asteraceae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 106 (4): 775–785.
  2. ^ a b "Quechualia H.Rob". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.