Additions to the genus Lessingianthus (Asteraceae, Vernonieae) from South America

Abstract Two new species of Lessingianthus (Asteraceae: Vernonieae) are described and illustrated. One of these, L. foliosus Dematt., bears a resemblance to L. vepretorum, but can be separated from it by its linear leaves, that are lanate on the abaxial surface, and by its shorter internodes. The ot...

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Main Authors: Massimiliano Dematteis, María Betiana Angulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Rodriguésia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602010000200233&lng=en&tlng=en