''Lagenophora'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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. Species occur in

South-east Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...

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, as well as

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and

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. ; Species * '' Lagenophora barkeri'' Kirk - New Zealand * '' Lagenophora cuchumatanica'' Beaman & De Jong - Guatemala * '' Lagenophora cuneata'' Petrie - New Zealand * '' Lagenophora gibbsiae'' Merr. - Borneo * '' Lagenophora gunniana'' Steetz - Australia * '' Lagenophora gracilis'' Steetz * '' Lagenophora hariotii'' (Franch.) Franch. - Argentina, Chile incl.

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* '' Lagenophora hirsuta'' (Poeppig ex Less.) Dudley - Argentina, Chile * '' Lagenophora huegelii'' Benth. - Australia * '' Lagenophora lanata'' A.Cunn. - Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand * ''

Lagenophora mikadoi ''Lagenophora'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species occur in South-east Asia, Australia, New Zealand, as well as Central and South America. ; Species * '' Lagenophora barkeri'' Kirk - New Zealand * '' Lagenophora c ...

'' (Koidz.) Koidz. ex H.Koyama - Japan * '' Lagenophora montana'' Hook.f. - Australia, New Zealand * '' Lagenophora nudicaulis'' (Comm. ex Lam.) Dusén - Argentina, Chile * '' Lagenophora petiolata'' Hook.f. - New Zealand * '' Lagenophora pinnatifida'' Hook.f. - New Zealand * '' Lagenophora pumila'' (G.Forst.) Cheeseman - New Zealand * '' Lagenophora stipitata'' (Labill.) Druce - blue bottle-daisy, common lagenophora - Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, China, Indian Subcontinent * '' Lagenophora strangulata'' Colenso - New Zealand

Destruction of specimens

In 2017, Australian customs officials destroyed 106 herbarium specimens of ''Lagenophora'' that Australian scientists were attempting to re-import into the country, but the specimens' documentation was insufficient. The specimens dated to as early as the 1790s, and included six

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. As a result of this incident, many worldwide institutions put a temporary ban on sending museum specimens to Australia.

References

Asteraceae genera {{Astereae-stub