Hidalgoa
Hidalgoa is a genus in the tribe Coreopsideae of the family Asteraceae.[1]
| Hidalgoa | |
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| Hidalgoa ternata Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica.  | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Asterales | 
| Family: | Asteraceae | 
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae | 
| Tribe: | Coreopsideae | 
| Genus: | Hidalgoa La Llave  | 
| Species | |
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Its species are native to tropical habitats in southern Mexico, Central America and northwestern South America.[2]
Selected species
    
Named species of Hidalgoa include:[1]
- Hidalgoa ternata - La Llave — endemic to Costa Rica.[3]
 - Hidalgoa uspanapa - B.L.Turner — Mexico.[4]
 - Hidalgoa wercklei - Hook.[5]
 
Previous species classifications
    
Previously used botanical names for the species Hidalgoa ternata include:[6]
- Hidalgoa breedlovei - Sherff — Mexico.
 - Hidalgoa lessingii - DC. — Mexico.
 - Hidalgoa pentamera - Sherf — Mexico.
 - Hidalgoa steyermarkii - Sherff
 - Melampodium hidalgoa - DC.
 - Melampodium ternatum - Sherff
 
References
    
- Missouri Botanical Garden|eol.org: Hidalgoa taxonomy . accessed 1.14.2014
 - Missouri Botanical Garden|eol.org: Hidalgoa distribution map
 - Missouri Botanical Garden|eol.org: Hidalgoa ternata
 - Missouri Botanical Garden|eol.org: Hidalgoa uspanapa
 - Missouri Botanical Garden|eol.org: Hidalgoa wercklei
 - Missouri Botanical Garden|eol.org: Hidalgoa ternata synonyms
 
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