Urolepis is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4]
| Urolepis hecatantha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Urolepis (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob. |
| Species: | U. hecatantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Urolepis hecatantha (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species edit
The only known species is Urolepis hecatantha, native to Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, northern Argentina (Provinces of Salta, Jujuy, Chaco, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Corrientes, Buenos Aires, Tucumán), and southern Brazil (States of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).[1][5]
References edit
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ 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.
- ^ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 21: 304-305
- ^ Tropicos, Urolepis (DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob.
- ^ Tropicos, Urolepis hecatantha (DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob., specimen listing
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