Tilesia

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Tilesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Species in the genus Tilesia are found in Cuba and South America.

Species[2][1]
  • Tilesia baccata (L.) Pruski - South America from Venezuela to Paraguay
  • Tilesia macrocephala (H.Rob.) Pruski - Colombia, Ecuador, western Venezuela
  • Tilesia rubens (Alexander) Pruski - Guyana
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Tilesia
Tilesia baccata
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: Tilesia
G.Mey.
Type species
Tilesia capitata
(syn of T. baccata)[1]
G.Mey.
Synonyms[2]
  • Crodisperma Poit. ex Cass.
  • Chatiakella Cass.
  • Chylodia Rich. ex Cass.
  • Wulffia Neck. ex Cass.
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