Ophryosporus

Ophryosporus
Ophryosporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Ophryosporus

Ophryosporus is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It contains 48[1] species, most of them from South America.[1] It contains the following species:

  • O. apricus - Peru[1]
  • O. bipinnatifidus - Peru[1]
  • O. densiflorus - Ecuador[2]
  • O. ferreyrii - Peru[1]
  • O. galioides - Peru[1]
  • O. hartwegii - Peru[1]
  • O. hoppii - Peru[1]
  • O. macbridei - Peru[1]
  • O. marchii - Peru[1]
  • O. mathewsii - Peru[1]
  • O. ovatus - Peru[1]
  • O. pubescens - Peru[1]
  • O. sagasteguii - Peru[1]


References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n SAGASTEGUI ALVA, Abundio and RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, Eric F (2008), "Una nueva especie de Ophryosporus (Eupatorieae: Asteraceae) para el Perú", Rev. peru biol. 15 (1): 21–23, ISSN 1727-9933, http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?pid=S1727-99332008000100004&script=sci_arttext 
  2. ^ Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Ophryosporus densiflorus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007