Litothamnus

Litothamnus nitidus

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: Eupatorieae
Subtribus: Gyptidinae
Genus: Litothamnus
Species: L. ellipticus – L. nitidus – L. saundersiae

Name

Litothamnus R.M.King & H.Rob., 1979

• Type species Litothamnus ellipticus R.M. King & H. Rob.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• R.M.King & H.Rob., Phytologia 44: 80. 1979.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Litothamnus. Published online. Accessed: January 05 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Litothamnus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 January 05. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Litothamnus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 January 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Litothamnus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 January 05. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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