Cacosmia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Vernonioideae
Tribus: Liabeae
Subtribus: Liabinae
Genus: Cacosmia
Species: C. harlingii – C. hieronymi – C. rugosa
Name

Cacosmia Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 4(18): 227 (ed. fol.). (1818) et later published in 4(18): 289 (ed. qto.). (1820)

Type species: Cacosmia rugosa Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 4(18): 227 (ed. fol.). (1818)

References

Kunth, K.S. 1820. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum 4(18): 289 (ed. gto.).
Funk, V.A., Kelloff, C. & Chan, R. 2012. Phylogeny and biogeography of the tribe Liabeae (Compositae subfamily Cichorioideae). Taxon 61(2): 437-455. Full text from ResearchGate (PDF). Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Cacosmia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Cacosmia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 7 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Cacosmia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Nov. 2018.

Cacosmia is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[2][3] The genus is native to South America.[4]

The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos ("bad, ugly") and -osma ("smell, stink, fragrant odour, scent, perfume").[5]

Species[6][1]

Cacosmia harlingii B.Nord. - Loja Province of Ecuador
Cacosmia hieronymi H.Rob. - Ecuador (Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)
Cacosmia rugosa Kunth - Peru, Ecuador (Chimborazo, Imbabura, Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)

References

Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 227–228
Tropicos, Cacosmia Kunth
Cacosmia subordinate taxa. Tropicos.
Stearn, W. T. (1993). The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae). Taxon 42(3), 679-81.
Cacosmia. The Plant List.