Asplundianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2]

Asplundianthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Asplundianthus
R.M.King & H.Rob.

The genus is named in honor of Swedish botanist Erik Asplund.[1][3]

Species

All known species are native to northwestern South America.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1975. Phytologia 30: 223-288
  2. ^ D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
  3. ^ Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Erik Asplund
  4. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist