Lachanodes

Lachanodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Lachanodes
Species:
L. arborea
Binomial name
Lachanodes arborea
Synonyms
  • Lachanodes prenanthiflora Burch. ex DC.
  • Mikania arborea Roxb.
  • Senecio prenanthiflorus (Burch. ex DC.) Hemsl.
  • Senecio redivivus Mabb.

Lachanodes is a genus of flowering plants in the groundsel tribe of the sunflower family. It contains a single species, Lachanodes arborea, the she cabbage tree, a small tree endemic of the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is now extinct in the wild.

Taxonomy

The species was first described as Mikania arborea by William Roxburgh in 1816. In 1978 Bertil Nordenstam placed the species in genus Lachanodes. Lachanodes was described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1833. The type species was Lachanodes prenanthiflora, which is now considered a synonym of L. arborea.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Lambdon, P.W.; Ellick, S. (2016). "Lachanodes arborea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T37595A67370818. IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T37595A67370818.en.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Lachanodes arborea (Roxb.) B.Nord". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

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