Asteraceae

Eleutheranthera Poit.

First published in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 137 (1802)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical America.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Annual herbs; leaves opposite, simple, subentire or toothed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Heads discoid or rarely with a few minute, sterile ray-florets, solitary on short axillary or terminal peduncles, 1 or 2 peduncles from an axil
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre bell-shaped, of few foliaceous scales; receptacle convex, scaly, the scales surrounding the florets
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Florets few, perfect, 5-toothed; anthers free, sagittulate at the base; style-arms linear, hairy on the back
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes thick, smooth or rough; pappus a small, ciliate cup and sometimes 2 or 3 short awns.
Distribution
A genus consisting of 1 pantropical species and 1 in Madagascar.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0