Chionolaena
''Chionolaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions in the Americas, with species occurring discontinuously from central Mexico to southern Brazil.Freire, S. E. (1993)A revision of ''Chionolaena'' (Compositae, Gnaphalieae).''Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden'' 397-438. About half occur in southeastern Brazil.Loeuille, B., et al. (2011)Four new species of ''Chionolaena'' (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) from south-eastern Brazil.''Kew Bulletin'' 66(2), 263-72. Plants in this genus are small, woody shrubs and subshrubs. They have leaves with rolled edges, phyllaries with white to opaque tips, and staminate The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filam ... central florets. The plants grow in high-elevation habitat t ...
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