Schizotrichia Explained

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

The generic name "Schizotrichia" means "split hair," referring to the forked nature of the plant's hairs.^[4]

Species^[5]

• Schizotrichia eupatorioides Benth. - Amazonas Region in Peru
• Schizotrichia friasensis - Piura Region in Peru
• Schizotrichia jelskii (Hieron.) Strother ex Loockerman, B.L.Turner & R.K.Jansen - Peru
• Schizotrichia lopez-mirandae - La Libertad Region in Peru
• Schizotrichia remota - Huánuco Region in Peru

Notes and References

1. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/219126 Uniprot.org
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/657337#page/413/mode/1up Bentham, George. 1873. Genera Plantarum 2: 202, 410
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032089 Tropicos, Schizotrichia Benth.
4. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/schizotrichia Free Dictionary, Medical Dictionary
5. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameSearch&searchText=Schizotrichia Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist