Delilia
Genus of flowering plants
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Delilia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3]
| Delilia | |
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| Fruits of a Delilia species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
| Genus: | Delilia Spreng. |
| Type species | |
| Delilia berteroi (syn of D. biflora) | |
Phylogeny
Based on three plastid and two nuclear markers the genus Delila has been found to form a well supported clade with the genera Blainvillea, Calyptocarpus, Jefea, Lasianthaea and Synedrella.[4]
- Delilia biflora (L.) Kuntze - Mesoamerica, South America, Galápagos, Cuba
- Delilia inelegans (Hook.f.) Kuntze - Galápagos
- Delilia repens (Hook.f.) Kuntze - Galápagos
