Achnopogon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1957.[1][2]
| Achnopogon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Stifftioideae |
| Tribe: | Stifftieae |
| Genus: | Achnopogon Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack |
| Type species | |
| Achnopogon virgatus Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack
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| Species | |
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The entire genus is endemic to Venezuela.[2][3][4]
- Species[5]
- Achnopogon steyermarkii Aristeg. - State of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela
- Achnopogon virgatus Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack - State of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela
References edit
- ^ Maguire, Bassett, Steyermark, Julian Alfred, & Wurdack, John Julius. 1957. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 9: 437-439 descriptions in Latin, geographical information in English
- ^ a b Tropicos, Achnopogon Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack
- ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
- ^ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas
- ^ The Plant List, search for Achnopogon
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