Teixeiranthus is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4] As of March 2024, the Global Compositae Database accepted only one species, Teixeiranthus foliosus,[2] endemic to northeast Brazil.[5]

Teixeiranthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Teixeiranthus
R.M. King & H.Rob.
Species:
T. foliosus
Binomial name
Teixeiranthus foliosus
(Gardner) R.M.King & H.Rob
Synonyms[2]
  • Isocarpha foliosa Gardner (type species of Teixeiranthus)[1]
  • Alomia foliosa (Gardner) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Piqueria foliosa (Gardner) Gardner

Teixeiranthus pohlii is accepted as Ageratum pohlii.[2]

References

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  1. ^ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1980. Phytologia 47: 108-109
  2. ^ a b c Compositae Working Group (CWG). "Teixeiranthus R.M.King & H.Rob". Global Compositae Database. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  3. ^ D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
  4. ^ Compositae Working Group (CWG). "Teixeiranthus R.M. King & H.Rob". Global Compositae Database. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  5. ^ Compositae Working Group (CWG). "Teixeiranthus foliosus (Gardner) R.M.King & H.Rob". Global Compositae Database. Retrieved 2023-05-15.