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(Last Modified On 6/19/2013)
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(Last Modified On 6/19/2013)
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Genus
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Neurolaena R. Br.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12: 120. 1817.
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Note
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TYPE: Conyza lobata L.= Neurolaena lobata (L.) R. Br.
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Description
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Coarse herbs with soft, pithy stems, variously covered by an appressed to spreading rough tomentum. Leaves alternate, the upper ones subentire to dentate, the lower ones sometimes deeply lobed. Inflorescence a many-headed, terminal and upper-axillary, compound, corymbiform cyme. Heads discoid; involucral bracts imbricate in 3-4 series; receptacle flat; paleas copious, membranous; florets numerous, the style branches thin, abruptly terminated in a crest of short hairs, the anther bases minutely sagittate. Achenes terete or weakly 5-ribbed, lightly pubescent, especially on the angles; pappus abundant in 1-2 series.
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Habit
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herbs
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Note
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The relationships of this genus have been discussed by Robinson & Brettell (1973).
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