Epaltes
Genus of flowering plants
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Epaltes is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3][4][5] They are distributed in Australia, the Americas, Asia, and Africa.[5]
| Epaltes | |
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| Epaltes divaricata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae |
| Genus: | Epaltes Cass. |
| Type species | |
| Epaltes divaricata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These plants are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs with alternately arranged leaves.[5]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Epaltes:[6]
- Epaltes brasiliensis (Link) DC. — Lesser Antilles, Brazil.
- Epaltes cunninghamii (Hook.) Benth. — Australia
- Epaltes divaricata (L.) Cass. — India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China (Hainan), Indonesia (Java)
- Epaltes madagascariensis Humbert — Madagascar
- Epaltes mattfeldii Urb. — Cuba
- Epaltes mexicana Less. — Guatemala, Mexico (Tabasco, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Campeche)
- Epaltes pygmaea DC. — India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)
