Bartlettina
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Bartlettina is a genus of about 37 species of flowering plant
s in the Asteraceae
family. They are native to tropical America
although one species, B. sordida
, has escaped from cultivation in places in New Zealand.
Prior to the work of King and Robinson in the 1970s, these plants were classified in the genus Eupatorium
.
Bartlettina contains the following species:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family. They are native to tropical America
Neotropic
In biogeography, the Neotropic or Neotropical zone is one of the eight terrestrial ecozones. This ecozone includes South and Central America, the Mexican lowlands, the Caribbean islands, and southern Florida, because these regions share a large number of plant and animal groups.It is sometimes used...
although one species, B. sordida
Bartlettina sordida
Bartlettina sordida, formerly classified in the genus Eupatorium, is an evergreen, erect shrub with reddish-purple branches clothed in slightly rough, dark green leaves with prominent venation and paler undersides....
, has escaped from cultivation in places in New Zealand.
Prior to the work of King and Robinson in the 1970s, these plants were classified in the genus Eupatorium
Eupatorium
Eupatorium is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing from 36 to 60 species depending on the classification system. Most are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 0.5–3 m tall. A few are shrubs. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere....
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Bartlettina contains the following species:
- Bartlettina campiiBartlettina campiiBartlettina campii is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Bartlettina sordidaBartlettina sordidaBartlettina sordida, formerly classified in the genus Eupatorium, is an evergreen, erect shrub with reddish-purple branches clothed in slightly rough, dark green leaves with prominent venation and paler undersides....