Tarlmounia is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae. The sole species is Tarlmounia elliptica (syn. Vernonia elliptica and V. elaeagnifolia), native to India, Burma and Thailand and naturalised in southern Taiwan and Queensland, Australia.[1][2][3] Common names include curtain creeper, vernonia creeper and parda bel.[4]

Tarlmounia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Tarlmounia
H.Rob., S.C.Keeley, Skvarla & R.Chan
Species:
T. elliptica
Binomial name
Tarlmounia elliptica
(DC.) H.Rob., S.C.Keeley, Skvarla & R.Chan[1]
Synonyms
  • Cacalia elaeagnifolia Kuntze
  • Strobocalyx elaeagnifolia (DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • Strobocalyx elliptica (DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • Vernonia elaeagnifolia DC.
  • Vernonia elliptica DC.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tarlmounia elliptica (DC.) H.Rob., S.C.Keeley, Skvarla & R.Chan". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Tarlmounia elliptica (DC.) H.Rob., S.C.Keeley, Skvarla & R.Chan". The Plant List. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Vernonia elliptica Candolle". Flora of China. eFloras.org. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Vernonia elaeagnifolia – Curtain Creeper". Flowers of India. Retrieved 27 August 2013.