Dasyphyllum

Dasyphyllum
Dasyphyllum sprengelianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Barnadesioideae
Tribe: Barnadesieae
Genus: Dasyphyllum
Kunth
Synonyms
  • Flotovia Spreng.
Dasyphyllum brasiliense

Dasyphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is distributed in South America, with several species in southeastern Brazil.

As of August 2026, Plants of the World Online accepted these species:

Etymology of genus name

The genus name Dasyphyllum is a compound of the Greek elements δασύς (dasus ) 'hairy' and φύλλον (phyllon) 'leaf', thus meaning "plant with hairy leaves".

References

  1. ↑ "genus Dasyphyllum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Dasyphyllum Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 13–14
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Dasyphyllum Kunth
  5. ↑ (in Spanish) Dasyphyllum. Arboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador. eFloras.
  6. ↑ Cunliffe, Richard John, A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect, pub. Blackie and Son Ltd. 1924.

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