Jaumea
Jaumea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] The plants are sprawling perennial herbs branching mostly from the base. Flower heads are yellow, with disc flowers and also usually with ray flowers.[4]
| Jaumea | |
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| Jaumea carnosa | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Asterales | 
| Family: | Asteraceae | 
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae | 
| Tribe: | Tageteae | 
| Subtribe: | Jaumeinae Benth. & Hook.f.  | 
| Genus: | Jaumea Pers.  | 
| Type species | |
| Jaumea linearis Pers. 1807  | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus is named for French botanist J. H. Jaume St. Hilaire, 1772–1845.[4]
- Jaumea carnosa (Less.) A.Gray - British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Baja California, Sonora, Jalisco
 - Jaumea chevalieri O.Hoffm. - tropical Africa
 - Jaumea helenae Buscal. & Muschl. - Zimbabwe
 - Jaumea linearifolia (Juss.) DC. - Uruguay, northeastern Argentina
 - Jaumea linearis Pers. - Brazil
 - Jaumea peduncularis (Hook. & Arn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Oliv. - Jalisco
 - Jaumea rotundifolia Mattf. - Cameroon
 
References
    
- Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
 - Persoon, Christiaan Hendrik. 1807. Synopsis plantarum, seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum 2: 397 in Latin
 - Tropicos, Jaumea Pers.
 - Flora of North America, Jaumea Persoon, 1807.
 - The Plant List search for Jaumea
 
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