Gochnatia
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Gochnatia is a genus
of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae
. It is named for botanist Frédéric Karl Gochnat. The genus contains approximately 68 species of shrubs and subshrubs, nearly all of which are native to the American tropics. Two species can only be found in the mountains of Southeast Asia
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. It is named for botanist Frédéric Karl Gochnat. The genus contains approximately 68 species of shrubs and subshrubs, nearly all of which are native to the American tropics. Two species can only be found in the mountains of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
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Selected species
- Gochnatia amplexifolia (Gardn.) Cabrera
- Gochnatia blanchetiana (DC.) Cabrera
- Gochnatia hypoleuca (DC.) A.Gray – Shrubby Bullseye
- Gochnatia polymorphaGochnatia polymorphaGochnatia polymorpha, the Candeia, Cambará is a tree species in the Asteraceae family, found in Brazil....
(Less.) Cabrera – Candeia, Cambará - Gochnatia rotundifolia Less.
- Gochnatia rigida D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.