Piptocoma Explained

Piptocoma, common name velvetshrub,^[1] is a genus of Caribbean and Latin American plants in the tribe Vernonieae^[2] within the family Asteraceae.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[5]

formerly includedSeveral species now in Lychnophora

Notes and References

1. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PIPTO3 US Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
2. http://sterlingkeeley.wordpress.com/vernonieae/ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4439489#page/12/mode/1up Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 10
4. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40009332 Tropicos, Piptocoma Cass.
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/661827#page/96/mode/1up Pruski, John Francis. 1996. Novon 6:96-102