Tribe: Eupatorieae
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Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae
Three genera and eight species are native to
southern Africa, with five genera and 10 species naturalised and an
additional three genera and six species cultivated.
Genera native in southern Africa
(based on Herman et al. 2000)
Adenostemma
There are 24 species globally of which three are found in southern Africa.
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Mikania
About 430 species, mainly native to the tropics, with
four occurring in
southern Africa.
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Stomatanthes
There are 15 species, native to South America and tropical Africa, with
one species, Stomatanthes africanus, found in southern Africa.
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Genera naturalised in southern Africa
(based on Herman et al. 2000)
Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002). The species name is provided because
the genus has only one species cultivated in southern Africa.
Eupatorium
Four species cultivated. |
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Liatris spicata (Kansas gayfeather)
Indigenous from Mexico to Costa Rica. |
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Piqueria trinervia (Stevia)
Indigenous from Mexico to Costa Rica. |
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Publications
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Bremer, K., Anderberg, A.A., Karis, P.O. &
Lundberg, J. 1994. Tribe Eupatorieae. In: Asteraceae, Cladistics &
Classification (ed. K. Bremer). Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, pp.
625-680.
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Herman, P.P.J., Retief, E., Koekemoer, M.
& Welman, W.G. 2000. Asteraceae (Compositae). In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 101-170.
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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King, R.M. & Robinson, H. 1987. The genera
of the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae). Monographs in systematic botany from the
Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 1-581.
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