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Koanophyllon

Koanophyllon is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3] They are perennials and shrubs (rarely vines or trees) and are native to South America, Central America, the West Indies, Mexico, with a few species range extending into the United States. The flowers are white to pinkish (rarely purple).[3]

Koanophyllon
Koanophyllon conglobatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Koanophyllon
Arruda 1816
Type species
Koanophyllon tinctorium

Cuba alone has 21 endemic species, seven of which only grow in serpentine soils, and some of which accumulate minerals such as nickel and manganese.[4]

Species[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Arruda da Cámara, Manuel. 1810. Discurso sobre a utilidade da Instituicao de jardins nas principais provincias do Brasil (Essay on the utility of establishing gardens in the¹principal provinces of Brazil for the cultivation of new plants) 495–496
  2. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  3. ^ a b "Koanophyllon Arruda". Flora of North America.
  4. ^ Reeves, R (1999). "Nickel Hyperaccumulation in the Serpentine Flora of Cuba" (free full text PDF). Annals of Botany. 83 (1): 29. doi:10.1006/anbo.1998.0786.
  5. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  6. ^ a b c Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map


 

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