Arnaldoa

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Arnaldoa

Arnaldoa macbrideana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Asterales
Family:  | Asteraceae
Subfamily:  | Barnadesioideae
Tribe:  | Barnadesieae
Genus:  | Arnaldoa
Cabrera
Type species
Arnaldoa magnifica (syn of A. weberbaueri)

Cabrera

Arnaldoa is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru.[1][2]

These plants are shrubs with spines located at the attachment point of each leaf to the stem. The flower heads contain disc florets in shades of orange, orange-red, purple, or cream. The plants grow on dry, wooded or shrubby slopes at elevations between 1370 and 3000 metres.[1]

Species[3]

* Arnaldoa argentea C.Ulloa, P.Jørg. & M.O.Dillon - up to 3.5 meters tall with light orange or cream-colored florets (Ecuador)
* Arnaldoa coccinosantha (Muschl.) Ferreyra \- Peru
* Arnaldoa macbrideana Ferreyra - purple florets (Peru)
* Arnaldoa weberbaueri (Muschl.) Ferreyra - bright orange-red or occasionally purple florets up to 5 centimeters long (Peru)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ulloa, C. U., et al. (2002). Arnaldoa argentea (Barnadesioideae: Asteraceae), a new species and a new generic record for Ecuador. Novon 12 415-419.
2. ↑ Tropicos, Arnaldoa Cabrera
3. ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist

Wikidata ☰ Q2453823 entry

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