Rolandra Explained

Rolandra is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae^[1] within the family Asteraceae.^{[2] [3]}

SpeciesThe only species is Rolandra fruticosa, native to Central and South America plus the West Indies. It is also reportedly naturalized in Japan and Java.^{[4] [5]}

Formerly included^[4] see Ichthyothere Trichospira

• Rolandra reptans Willd. ex Less. - Trichospira verticillata (L.) S.F.Blake
• Rolandra septans Willd. ex Less. - Trichospira verticillata (L.) S.F.Blake
• Rolandra terminalis Spreng. - Ichthyothere terminalis (Spreng.) S.F.Blake

Notes and References

1. http://sterlingkeeley.wordpress.com/vernonieae/ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
2. Rottbøll, Christen Friis. 1775. Societatis Medicae Havniensis Collectanea 2: 256
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40026695 Tropicos, Rolandra Rottb.
4. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=3e21ebdf-511e-44b7-aea9-b7b9413db741 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Rolandra The Plant List search for Rolandra