Stifftia

Stifftia
Stifftia chrysantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Stifftioideae
Tribe:	Stifftieae
Genus:	Stifftia J.C.Mikan
Type species
Stifftia chrysantha J.C.Mikan
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
Augusta Leandro Aristomenia Vell.

Stifftia is a genus of South American trees in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] The genus is named in honour of Austrian physician Andreas Joseph von Stifft.

Species[1]

• Stifftia cayennensis H.Rob. & B.Kahn - French Guiana
• Stifftia chrysantha J.C.Mikan - Bahia, Paraná, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
• Stifftia fruticosa (Vell.) D.J.N.Hind & Semir - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
• Stifftia hatschbachii H.Rob. - Espírito Santo
• Stifftia parviflora (Leandro) D.Don - Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
• Stifftia uniflora Ducke - Amazonas, Pará, Amapá

formerly included[1]

see Gongylolepis, Piptocarpha, Stenopadus, Stomatochaeta

• Stifftia axillaris - Piptocarpha stifftioides
• Stifftia benthamiana - Gongylolepis benthamiana
• Stifftia condensata - Stomatochaeta condensata
• Stifftia connellii - Stenopadus connellii
• Stifftia martiana - Gongylolepis martiana

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
2. Mikan, Johann Christian. 1820. Delectus Florae et Faunae Brasiliensis part 1, page 1, chapter 1
3. The International Plant Names Index

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