Heterocoma Explained

Heterocoma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Heterocoma was believed for many years to contain only one species, until 2013, when two new species were described and the three genera Bishopalea, Sipolisia, and Xerxes were merged into Heterocoma. All are endemic to the Brazilian Highlands.^[4]

Species:^{[5] [4]}

formerly included^[5] Heterocoma bifrons (DC. ex Pers.) DC. – Chronopappus bifrons (DC. ex Pers.) DC.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3547301#page/208/mode/1up Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1810. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 16: 190-192
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3547301#page/212/mode/1up Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1810. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 16: plate 7
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40025023 Tropicos, Heterocoma DC.
4. Loeuille, B., et al. (2013). Two new species of Heterocoma (Asteraceae: Vernonieae) and a broadened concept of the genus. Systematic Botany 38(1), 242-52.
5. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=c39faa31-5e3a-4136-bae0-52b47d6c2eb2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist