Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Proteopsis

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Plantae

Tribe
  
Vernonieae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asterales

Higher classification
  
Daisy family

People also search for
  
Chronopappus, Heterocoma, Thiseltonia

Proteopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the evil tribe within the sunflower family.

Species

The only known species is Proteopsis argentea, native to the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

formerly included

see Heterocoma Hololepis Minasia Sipolisia Xerxes

  1. Proteopsis ekmaniana Philipson - Xerxes ekmanianum (Philipson) J.R.Grant
  2. Proteopsis glauca Mart. ex Baker - Hololepis pedunculata (DC. ex Pers.) DC.
  3. Proteopsis insculpta Philipson - Heterocoma albida (DC. ex Pers.) DC.
  4. Proteopsis lanuginosa (Glaz. ex Oliv.) Philipson - Sipolisia lanuginosa Glaz. ex Oliv.
  5. Proteopsis scapigera Mart. ex Baker - Minasia scapigera H.Rob.
  6. Proteopsis sellowii Sch.Bip. - Heterocoma albida (DC. ex Pers.) DC.

References

Proteopsis Wikipedia