Epaltes

Epaltes
Epaltes australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Epaltes
Cass.
Type species
Epaltes divaricata
(L.) Cass.
Synonyms[1]

Epaltes is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3][4][5] They are distributed in Australia, the Americas, Asia, and Africa.[5]

These plants are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs with alternately arranged leaves.[5]

Species[1][6]
  1. Epaltes australis Less. - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Australia
  2. Epaltes cunninghamii (Hook.) Benth. - Australia
  3. Epaltes divaricata (L.) Cass. - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Hainan, Java
  4. Epaltes harrisii F.Muell. - Australia
  5. Epaltes madagascariensis Humbert - Madagascar
  6. Epaltes mattfeldii Urb. - Cuba
  7. Epaltes mexicana Less. - Veracruz, Guatemala, Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Campeche
  8. Epaltes pleiochaeta F.Muell. - Australia
  9. Epaltes pygmaea DC. - Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

References


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