Taxonavigation

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Ecliptinae
Genus: Melanthera
Species: M. angustifolia – M. elliptica – M. felicis – M. latifolia – M. lifuana – M. nivea – M. orientalis – M. parvifolia – M. rhombifolia – M. richardsiae – M. robinsonii – M. robusta

Name

Melanthera Rohr, Skr. Naturhist.-Selsk. 2(1): 213–214. (1792)

• Type species: Melanthera panduriformis Cass. vide Melanthera nivea (L.) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small]. 1251, 1340. (1903)

References

• Rohr 1792. Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 2(1): 213–214.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Melanthera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 01.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Melanthera. Published online. Accessed Feb. 01 2018.
• Orchard, A.E. 2013. The Wollastonia/Melanthera/Wedelia generic complex (Asteraceae: Ecliptinae), with particular reference to Australia and Malesia. Nuytsia 23: 337-466. Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Melanthera . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 01.
• Wagner, W.L. & Robinson, H.E. 2001. Lipochaeta and Melanthera (Asteraceae: Heliantheae subtribe Ecliptinae): establishing their natural limits and a synopsis. Brittonia 53(4): 539-61. Full text PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Melanthera Rohr Report on ITIS out of date
• IUCN link: Melanthera threatened species
• NCBI link: Melanthera

Vernacular names

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