Chionolaena
Chionolaena capitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Chionolaena
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Type species
Chionolaena arbuscula
Synonyms[1]
  • Leucopholis Gardner
  • Parachionolaena M.O.Dillon & Sagást.
  • Pseudoligandra M.O.Dillon & Sagást.

Chionolaena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] It is native to tropical and subtropical regions in the Americas, with species occurring discontinuously from central Mexico to southern Brazil.[4] About half occur in southeastern Brazil.[5]

Plants in this genus are small, woody shrubs and subshrubs. They have leaves with rolled edges, phyllaries with white to opaque tips, and staminate central florets.[5] The plants grow in high-elevation habitat types.[5]

Species[6]
  • Chionolaena adpressifolia[5]
  • Chionolaena aecidiocephala
  • Chionolaena arbuscula
  • Chionolaena campestris[5]
  • Chionolaena canastrensis[5]
  • Chionolaena capitata
  • Chionolaena chrysocoma
  • Chionolaena columbiana
  • Chionolaena concinna
  • Chionolaena costaricensis
  • Chionolaena cryptocephala
  • Chionolaena durangensis
  • Chionolaena eleagnoides
  • Chionolaena isabellae
  • Chionolaena jeffreyi
  • Chionolaena juniperina[5]
  • Chionolaena latifolia
  • Chionolaena lychnophorioides
  • Chionolaena macdonaldii
  • Chionolaena phylicoides
  • Chionolaena salicifolia
  • Chionolaena sartorii
  • Chionolaena stolonata[7]
  • Chionolaena wittigiana

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