Aspilia

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Aspilia
Aspilia mossambicensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Aspilia
Thouars
Type species
Aspilia thouarsii
Synonyms[1]
  • Coronocarpus Schumach.
  • Dipterotheca Sch.Bip. ex Hochst.
  • Harpephora Endl.
  • Menotriche Steetz
  • Wirtgenia Sch.Bip.

Aspilia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4] Aspilia is native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, and tropical South America.[5][1] Some authors have merged this genus with Wedelia, but others maintain that more study is required.[6]

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