Shrub that reaches 8 ft (2.5 m) in height. The leaves are alternate, coriaceous, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, glabrous on the upper surface and lower side; the apex is acute, the base is attenuated, forming a pseudopeciolus; Revolute margin, dentated only in upper two-thirds; pinnate venation. Inflorescences in corymbs or panicles, the pedicels are villous. Uniseriate bell-shaped involucre; the involucral bracts are linear-oblong, widened at the base and acute at the apex, glabrous or with sericeous indumentum towards the base. Convex receptacle; the paleas are oblong, folded, acute, glabrous, dark and with translucent spots, slightly ciliated on the margin. The flowers are white, with 5-10 female ray florets, ligulate, with a pubescent tube, the ligule is elliptical and tridentate, the style is bifid and glabrous, the ovary is triquetral, uniaristate and without a fin; with about 20 disk florets, hermaphroditic, with hairy tubulous corolla, slightly pentadentate, the teeth are oblong; anthers blackish with a mutic base. Obovate compressed achenes 4 mm in length, the external ones are thicker, hairy and with a poorly developed fin; the internal ones with scant indumentum, and a clear and ciliated fin; pappus formed by two ciliated edges.[2]
Distributionedit
It is endemic to Colombia and is distributed along the Eastern Cordillera in the departments of Boyacá and Cundinamarca. It can be found between 1990 and 3120 meters above sea level.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Verbesina centroboyacana S.Díaz". Kewscience, Plants of the World Online. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^Díaz-Piedrahita, S. (1985). "Estudios en Compuestas, V". Mutisia (in Spanish) (61): 4–7.
^"Verbesina centroboyacana S.Díaz". Universidad Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
January 01, 1970
verbesina, centroboyacana, species, shrub, family, asteraceae, endemic, colombia, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, clade, asterids, order, asterales, family, asteraceae, genus, verbesina, . Verbesina centroboyacana is a species of shrub in the family Asteraceae endemic to Colombia 1 Verbesina centroboyacana Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Asterales Family Asteraceae Genus Verbesina Species V centroboyacana Binomial name Verbesina centroboyacanaS Diaz 1985Description editShrub that reaches 8 ft 2 5 m in height The leaves are alternate coriaceous ovate to ovate lanceolate glabrous on the upper surface and lower side the apex is acute the base is attenuated forming a pseudopeciolus Revolute margin dentated only in upper two thirds pinnate venation Inflorescences in corymbs or panicles the pedicels are villous Uniseriate bell shaped involucre the involucral bracts are linear oblong widened at the base and acute at the apex glabrous or with sericeous indumentum towards the base Convex receptacle the paleas are oblong folded acute glabrous dark and with translucent spots slightly ciliated on the margin The flowers are white with 5 10 female ray florets ligulate with a pubescent tube the ligule is elliptical and tridentate the style is bifid and glabrous the ovary is triquetral uniaristate and without a fin with about 20 disk florets hermaphroditic with hairy tubulous corolla slightly pentadentate the teeth are oblong anthers blackish with a mutic base Obovate compressed achenes 4 mm in length the external ones are thicker hairy and with a poorly developed fin the internal ones with scant indumentum and a clear and ciliated fin pappus formed by two ciliated edges 2 Distribution editIt is endemic to Colombia and is distributed along the Eastern Cordillera in the departments of Boyaca and Cundinamarca It can be found between 1990 and 3120 meters above sea level 3 References edit Verbesina centroboyacana S Diaz Kewscience Plants of the World Online Retrieved January 10 2020 Diaz Piedrahita S 1985 Estudios en Compuestas V Mutisia in Spanish 61 4 7 Verbesina centroboyacana S Diaz Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Spanish 2015 Retrieved January 10 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Verbesina centroboyacana amp oldid 1139867296, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
