Salmea Explained

Salmea is a genus of plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Salmea caleoides Griseb. - Cuba
• Salmea eupatoria DC. - Bolivia
• Salmea glaberrima C.Wright ex Griseb. - Cuba
• Salmea insipida (Jacq.) Bolick & R.K.Jansen - Cuba
• Salmea oligocephala Hemsl. - Oaxaca, Chiapas, México State, Michoacán
• Salmea orthocephala Standl. & Steyerm. - Guatemala, Honduras, Chiapas
• Salmea palmeri S.Watson - Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán
• Salmea petrobioides Griseb. - Bahamas
• Salmea scandens (L.) DC. - widespread in Mesoamerica, West Indies, + South America
• Salmea umbratilis B.L.Rob. - Cuba

formerly includedseveral species now placed in other genera: Oblivia Otopappus Trichospira

Notes and References

1. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1813. Catalogus plantarum horti botanici monspeliensis 140
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40028837 Tropicos, Salmea DC.