Lecocarpus Explained

Lecocarpus is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae, native to Galápagos Islands, part of Ecuador.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species^[4]

• Lecocarpus darwinii H.Adsersen
• Lecocarpus lecocarpoides (B.L.Rob. & Greenm) Cronquist & Stuessy
• Lecocarpus pinnatifidus Decne.

External links

• Charles Darwin Foundation Report on Species endangered of extinction (including Lecocarpus lecocarpoides, vulnerable in IUCN Redlist) in Galápagos

Notes and References

1. Decaisne, Joseph. 1846. Voyage Autour du Monde sur la Frégate la Venus Pendant les Années 1836-1839. Botanique 19. t. 14
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40003105 Tropicos, Lecocarpus Decne.
3. Adsersen H. 1980. Revision of the Galapágos endemic genus Lecocarpus (Asteraceae). Bot. Tidsskr. 75(1):63-76
4. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=e0b1263f-a5b0-4b1d-bdc8-97f3f42538bf Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist