Fitchia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to certain islands in the Pacific.[2][3][4]
| Fitchia | |
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| Fitchia speciosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Coreopsideae |
| Genus: | Fitchia Hook.f. 1845 not Meisn. 1855 (Proteaceae)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Fitchia nutans[2] | |
- Fitchia cordata M.L.Grant & Carlq. - Bora Bora
- Fitchia cuneata J.W.Moore - Raiatea, Tahaa
- Fitchia mangarevensis F.Br. - Tuamotu
- Fitchia nutans Hook.f. - Tahiti
- Fitchia rapensis F.Br. - Tubuai
- Fitchia speciosa Cheeseman - Cook Islands; naturalized in Hawaii
- Fitchia tahitensis Nadeaud - Tahiti
References edit
- ^ Tropicos search for Fitchia
- ^ a b Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1845. London Journal of Botany 4: 640-643 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1845. London Journal of Botany 4: plate XXIII/XXIV line drawing of Fitchia nutans
- ^ Tropicos, Fitchia Hook. f.
- ^ The Plant List search for Fitchia
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Fitchia
External links edit
Data related to Fitchia (plant) at Wikispecies
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