''Gochnatia'' is a
genus of flowering plants in the daisy family,
Asteraceae. It is named for botanist
Frédéric Karl Gochnat
Frédéric and Frédérick are the French versions of the common male given name Frederick. They may refer to:
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. The genus contains mainly
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
s and subshrubs, with a few
trees and herbs. All of the species are native to the
American tropics. Two species native to the mountains of
Southeast Asia and formerly included here are now separated as the genus ''
Leucomeris
''Leucomeris'' is a genus of Asian flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
; Species
* '' Leucomeris decora'' Kurz - Manipur, Mizoram, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
* '' Leucomeris spectabilis'' D.Don - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Nepal
; forme ...
'' in subfamily
Wunderlichioideae.
These plants produce
flower heads
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...
containing whitish or yellow disc florets each with five deep lobes. The
style has short, smooth branches, and the fruit is a lightly hairy cypsela with a
pappus of bristles or scales.
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The Plant List.
References
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Gochnatioideae
Asteraceae genera
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