Blainvillea Explained

Blainvillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40027925 Tropicos, Blainvillea Cass.
2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto. CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). 2016. CRC Press. 978-1-4822-5064-0. 595.
3. Web site: Blainvillea Cass. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. Plants of the World Online. 2020-01-03.
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30028935#page/501/mode/1up Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1823. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles [Second edition<nowiki>] 29: 493–494]in French^[1] They are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, and Latin America.

   They are annual or perennial herbs. The flower heads contain small ray florets with toothed tips, usually yellow, or occasionally white. The genus name honors French naturalist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville.^[2]

   SpeciesThe following species are recognised in the genus Blainvillea:^[3]

   • Blainvillea acmella
   • Blainvillea calcicola
   • Blainvillea cunninghamii
   • Blainvillea dichotoma - French Guiana
   • Blainvillea gayana - Africa from Egypt to Gambia and KwaZulu-Natal; Yemen, Cape Verde

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