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Issue: Vol. 731 No. 1: 25 Nov. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-11-25
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.731.1.8
Page range: 96-101
Abstract views: 50
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The identity of Gynura cavaleriei (Asteraceae: Senecioneae)

Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou 510650, China, State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China, South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, China, College of Chinese Medicine Resources, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou 510650, China, State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China, South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou 510650, China, State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China, South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou 510650, China, State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China, South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, China
Identity Gynura cavaleriei Gynura bicolor Gynura procumbens Senecioneae Eudicots

Abstract

Gynura Cassini (1825: 391) (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) is a medium-sized genus comprising approximately 45 species (Vanijajiva & Kadereit 2011; van der Ent & Vanijajiva 2014; Li et al. 2022; Calvo et al. 2025; Zhu et al. 2025a, 2025b). The genus is primarily distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa, with Southeast Asia representing the major center of its diversity (Vanijajiva & Kadereit 2011). Morphologically, Gynura is characterized by homogamous discoid capitula and erect, exserted style branches with long, subulate appendages.

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How to Cite

Lin, H., Su, C.-L., Li, C.-S. & Ren, C. (2025) The identity of Gynura cavaleriei (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). Phytotaxa 731 (1): 96–101. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.731.1.8