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Rolandra

Rolandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Rolandra
Rottb.
Binomial name
Rolandra fruticosa
(L.) Kuntze
Type species
Rolandra argentea
Rottb.
Synonyms
  • Echinops fruticosus L.
  • Rolandra argentea Rottb.
  • Rolandra monacantha Cass.
  • Rolandra diacantha Cass.
  • Echinops nodiflorus Lam.
  • Echinops fruticosa L.

Rolandra is a genus of flowering plants in the Vernonieae within the daisy family.

The only known species is Rolandra fruticosa, native to Central and South America plus the West Indies. It is also reportedly naturalized in Japan and Java.

see Ichthyothere Trichospira



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