Pluchea is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus might be known as camphorweeds, plucheas, or less uniquely fleabanes. Some, such as P. carolinensis and P. odorata, are called sourbushes. There are plants of many forms, from annual and perennial herbs to shrubs and trees, and there is variation in the morphology of leaves, flowers, and fruits.[3][4][5][6]

Pluchea
Pluchea carolinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Pluchea
Cass.[1]
Type species
Conyza marilandica
Synonyms[2]
  • Pluechea Zoll.
  • Gymnostylis Raf.
  • Tecmarsis DC.
  • Gynema Raf.
  • Oliganthemum F.Muell.
  • Eyrea F.Muell.
  • Spiropodium F.Muell.
  • Berthelotia DC.
  • Stylimnus Raf.
  • Leptogyne Less.
  • Eremohylema A.Nelson
  • Conyza subg. Pluchea (Cass.) Miq.

The genus was named for the French naturalist Abbé Noël-Antoine Pluche.[4]

Species[2][7][8]
Formerly included[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Genus: Pluchea Cass". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  2. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ Perera, W., et al. (2007). Flavonols from leaves of Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G.Don (Asteraceae). Revista Latinoamericana de Química 35(3), 68-73.
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 478 Pluchea Cassini
  5. ^ a b c Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 847 阔苞菊属 kuo bao ju shu Pluchea Cassini
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hunger, Susanne (1997). "A Survey of the Genus Pluchea (Compositae, Plucheeae) in Australia". Willdenowia. 27 (1/2): 207–223. doi:10.3372/wi.27.2721. JSTOR 3997202. S2CID 86267459.
  7. ^ "Pluchea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
  8. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Pluchea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-12-11.

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