Arnaldoa
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Arnaldoa is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru.[1][2]
Quick Facts Arnaldoa, Scientific classification ...
Arnaldoa | |
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Arnaldoa macbrideana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Barnadesioideae |
Tribe: | Barnadesieae |
Genus: | Arnaldoa Cabrera |
Type species | |
Arnaldoa magnifica (syn of A. weberbaueri) |
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These plants are shrubs with spines located at the attachment point of each leaf to the stem. The flower heads contain disc florets in shades of orange, orange-red, purple, or cream and the pappus-tufted fruits are adapted for wind dispersal. The plants grow on dry, wooded or shrubby slopes at elevations between 1370 and 3000 metres.[1]
- Species[3]
- Arnaldoa argentea C.Ulloa, P.Jørg. & M.O.Dillon – up to 3.5 meters tall with light orange or cream-colored florets (Ecuador)
- Arnaldoa coccinosantha (Muschl.) Ferreyra - Peru
- Arnaldoa macbrideana Ferreyra – purple florets (Peru)
- Arnaldoa weberbaueri (Muschl.) Ferreyra – bright orange-red or occasionally purple florets up to 5 centimeters long (Peru)