Platypodanthera

Platypodanthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Supertribe:	Helianthodae
Tribe:	Eupatorieae[1]
Genus:	Platypodanthera R.M. King & H. Rob.
Binomial name
Platypodanthera melissifolia (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
Platypodanthera melissaefolia (DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob., alternate spelling[2] Carelia melissaefolia (DC.) Kuntze, alternate spelling[2] Trichogonia melissaefolia (DC.) Mattf., alternate spelling[2] Eupatorium nudum Gardner Ageratum melissaefolium DC., alternate spelling[2] Carelia melissifolia (DC.) Kuntze Trichogonia melissifolia (DC.) Mattf. Ageratum melissifolium DC.

Platypodanthera is a genus of Brazilian plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.^[3][4][5]

Species

The only known species is Platypodanthera melissifolia, native to eastern Brazil (States of Bahia and Pernambuco).^[1][6]

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants see article 60.8
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. King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1972. Phytologia 24: 182-183
5. Tropicos, Platypodanthera R.M. King & H. Rob.
6. Tropicos, Platypodanthera melissifolia (DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob.