Pseudelephantopus

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: Vernonieae
Subtribus: Elephantopinae
Genus: Pseudelephantopus
Species: P. spicatus – P. spiralis
Name

Pseudelephantopus Rohr, Skr. Naturhist.-Selsk. 2(1). 214. (1792) (as Pseudo-elephantopus) nom. et orth. cons.

Type species: Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Juss. ex Aubl.) C.F.Baker, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 12: 45, 55, 56. (1902) as Pseudelephantopus spicatus Rohr, Skr. Naturhist.-Selsk. 2(1): 216. (1792) is sphalm..

References

Rohr, J.P.B. von 1792. Skrivter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 2(1). 214.
Hassler, M. 2018. Pseudelephantopus. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2018 May 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Pseudelephantopus. Published online. Accessed: May 28 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Pseudelephantopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 May 28.

Vernacular names
中文: 假地胆草属

Pseudelephantopus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1792.[5][6]

The genus is monotypic, being represented by the species Pseudelephantopus spicatus, commonly known as dog's-tongue or false elephant's foot.[7] It is native to tropical areas in Mesoamerica, South America, and the West Indies and is naturalized in Florida, mostly on sandy soils.[8][9][10] It has also been introduced to Africa, Southeast Asia, and some islands in the Pacific.

Pseudelephantopus spicatus is a perennial herb spreading by underground rhizomes. Flowers are white to pinkish or purplish.[9]
References

Tropicos
The Plant List
Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-04 at archive.today
The Plant List, Pseudelephantopus spicatus (B.Juss. ex Aubl.) Rohr ex C.F.Baker
Rohr, Julius Philip Benjamin von. 1792. Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 2(1): 214–216
Tropicos, Pseudelephantopus Rohr
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pseudelephantopus spicatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Flora of North America v 19 p 204
Flora of North America Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Jussieu ex Aublet) C. F. Baker, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis. 12: 55. 1902.