Stevia plummerae

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Stevia plummerae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Stevia
Species:
S. plummerae
Binomial name
Stevia plummerae
A. Gray[1]

Stevia plummerae, or Plummer's candyleaf,[2] is a plant species known from Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango[3] It is an herb up to 80 cm tall, with white, pink or red flowers. It tends to grow in pine forests at an elevation of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft).[4]

Synonyms[]

  • Stevia plummerae A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 204–205. 1882.
    • Stevia madrensis A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 382. 1886.[5]
    • Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907.[6]

Two varieties are recognized in addition to the autonym, var. plummerae:

  • Stevia plummerae var. alba A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 92. 1884.[7]
  • Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907

References[]

  1. ^ A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 204–205. 1882.
  2. ^ "Stevia plummerae". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ Flora of North America 21:485
  4. ^ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250068822
  5. ^ A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 21: 382. 1886.
  6. ^ B.L. Robinson, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 43(2): 29. 1907.
  7. ^ A. Gray Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 92. 1884.
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