Kaunia

<i>Kaunia</i>

Kaunia

Genus of shrubs

Not to be confused with Kauniainen.

Kaunia is a genus of South American shrubs or small trees in the family Asteraceae.[1][2] Its range is centered in Bolivia but it is also found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Peru and Ecuador.[3]

Quick Facts Kaunia, Scientific classification ...

Genus is named for Edward Kaun of Baltimore, Maryland, USA.[1]

Species[4]
  • Kaunia camataguiensis (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia endyta (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia eucosmoides (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia grossidentata (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia gynoximorpha (Rusby ex B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia gynoxioides Rusby
  • Kaunia gynoxymorphum (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia hosanensis (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia ignorata (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia lasiophthalma (Griseb.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia longipetiolata (Sch.Bip. ex Rusby) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia pachanoi (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia rufescens (Lund ex DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
  • Kaunia saltensis (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob.

References

  1. [1]
    King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1980. Phytologia 47: 257-260
  2. [2]
    Tropicos, Kaunia R.M. King & H. Rob.
  3. [3]
    Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Peter Moller Jorgensen. "Kaunia R. King & H. Robinson". Árboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador (Trees and shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador) (in Spanish). eFloras. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  4. [4]
    Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist


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