Tridax

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tridax
Tridax procumbens (2).jpg
Tridax procumbens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
(unranked):
Order:
Family:
Tribe:
Millerieae[1]
Genus:
Tridax

Type species
Tridax procumbens
Synonyms[1]
  • Ptilostephium Kunth
  • Mandonia Wedd.
  • Sogalgina Cass.
  • Balbisia Willd. 1803, rejected homonym not Cav. 1804 (Vivianiaceae) nor DC. 1833 (Asteraceae)
  • Bartolia Adans.
  • Bartolina Adans.
  • Carphostephium Cass.
  • Galinsogea Kunth 1818, illegitimate homonym not Willd. 1803

Tridax is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3]

Tridax is native primarily to the tropical regions of North and South America. Tridax procumbens has become naturalized in the southern United States and is considered a noxious weed in some places. Tridax procumbens The pollen grains of Tridax

The pollen grains of Tridax

Tridax procumbens

Species[1]
formerly included[1]

see Calea Layia Sabazia

  • Tridax accedens -
  • Tridax ehrenbergii -
  • Tridax gaillardioides - Layia gaillardioides
  • Tridax verticillata -

References[]


Retrieved from ""