Dendrocacalia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3][4][5]

Dendrocacalia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Dendrocacalia
Nakai ex Tuyama
Species:
D. crepidifolia
Binomial name
Dendrocacalia crepidifolia
(Nakai) Nakai
Synonyms[1]
  • Dendrocacalia crepididifolia Nakai, spelling variant
  • Cacalia crepidifolia Nakai

There is only one known species, Dendrocacalia crepidifolia, endemic to Haha-jima (Haha Island, one of Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands) in the North Pacific, part of Japan).[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Nakai, Takenoshin. 1915. Botanical Magazine. [Shokubutsu-gaku zasshi]. Tokyo 29: 12
  3. ^ Nakai, Takenoshin. 1928. Rigakkwai 26(5) : 8
  4. ^ Nakai ex Tuyama. 1936. Botanical Magazine. [Shokubutsu-gaku zasshi]. Tokyo 50: 129
  5. ^ Tropicos, Dendrocacalia Nakai ex Tuyama
  6. ^ Kato, Makoto; Nagamasu, Hidetoshi (1995). "Dioecy in the endemic genusDendrocacalia (Compositae) on the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands". Journal of Plant Research. 108 (4): 443–450. Bibcode:1995JPlR..108..443K. doi:10.1007/BF02344232.