Biology:Acilepis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Acilepis
Acilepis saligna 2.jpg
Acilepis saligna
Acilepis saligna 1.jpg
Acilepis saligna
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Acilepis
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Type species
Acilepis squarrosa[1]
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Synonyms[2][3]
  • Xipholepis Steetz
  • Lysistemma Steetz
  • Vernonia Acilepis group

Acilepis is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Vernonieae[4] within the family Asteraceae.[1][5][6]

Taxonomy

Species

(As of July 2020), Plants of the World Online has 37 accepted species:[7][2]

formerly included[2]

numerous species now considered members of other genera: Dicoma Pacourina

  • Acilepis cirsiifolia - Pacourina edulis
  • Acilepis lanata - Dicoma tomentosa

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9581019 entry