Lachanodes
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Lachanodes |
| Species: | L. arborea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lachanodes arborea | |
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Lachanodes is a genus of flowering plants in the groundsel tribe of the sunflower family. It contains a single species, Lachanodes arborea, the she cabbage tree, a small tree endemic of the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.[2] It is now extinct in the wild.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described as Mikania arborea by William Roxburgh in 1816. In 1978 Bertil Nordenstam placed the species in genus Lachanodes.[2] Lachanodes was described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1833. The type species was Lachanodes prenanthiflora, which is now considered a synonym of L. arborea.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Lambdon, P.W.; Ellick, S. (2016). "Lachanodes arborea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T37595A67370818. IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T37595A67370818.en.
- 1 2 3 4 "Lachanodes arborea (Roxb.) B.Nord". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
Other sources
[edit]- Cronk, Q.C.B. (1995) The endemic Flora of St Helena. Anthony Nelson Ltd., Oswestry.
External links
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