Pseudelephantopus

Pseudelephantopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Pseudelephantopus
Rohr 1792 not Pfeiff. 1874
Binomial name
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
(B.Jussieu ex Aublet) C.F.Baker
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Pseudo-elephantopus Rohr, alternative spelling
  • Spirochaeta Turcz. 1851 not Ehrenberg 1835 (a bacterium)
  • [Matamoria La Llave & Lex.
  • Distreptus Cass.
  • Ageratum dubium Blanco
  • Ageratum quadriflorum Blanco
  • Distreptus spicatus (B.Juss. ex Aubl.) Cass.
  • Elephantopus dubius Blanco
  • Matamoria spicata La Llave

Pseudelephantopus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1792.[3][4]

There is only one recognized species, Pseudelephantopus spicatus, native to Mesoamerica, South America, and the West Indies; naturalized in Florida, parts of Asia, and some islands in the Pacific.[5] Dog's-tongue is a common name for this species.[6]

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