Ligulariopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3][4]

Ligulariopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Ligulariopsis
Y.L. Chen
Species:
L. shichuana
Binomial name
Ligulariopsis shichuana
Y.L. Chen
Synonyms[1]
  • Cacalia longispica Z. Ying Zhang & Y. H. Guo 1985, illegitimate homonym not Hand.-Mazz. 1938

Species

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There is only one known species, Ligulariopsis shichuana, native to Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces in China.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Tropicos search for Cacalia longispica
  2. ^ Chen, Yi Lin. 1996. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 34(6): 631
  3. ^ Flora of North America. "Senecioneae". Family List. 20: 540. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. ^ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Senecioneae". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 459 假橐吾属 jia tuo wu shu Ligulariopsis Y. L. Chen, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 34: 631. 1996.