Io (Asteraceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Senecioneae
Subtribus: Senecioninae
Genus: Io
Species: I. ambondrombeensis

Name

Io B.Nord., Compositae Newslett. 40: 47 (2003).

• Type species: Io ambondrombeensis (Humbert) B.Nord., 2003, designated by Nordenstam, 2003: 48.

monotypic taxon

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nordenstam, B. 2003. Io B.Nord. (Compositae-Senecioneae), a new monotypic genus from Madagascar. Compositae Newsletter 40: 47–50. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Io in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sep 17. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Io. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Sep 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Io. Published online. Accessed: 17 Sep 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Io). Io (Asteraceae). Accessed: 17 Sep 2024.

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