''Aequatorium'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

aster family Asteraceae () is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger fam ...

. It was described as a genus in 1978. It is a member of the tribe

Senecioneae Senecioneae is the largest tribe of the Asteraceae, or the sunflower family, comprising over 150 genera and over 3,500 species. Almost one-third of the species in this tribe are placed in the genus ''Senecio''. Its members exhibit probably the w ...

and native to

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

Species

, ''Plants of the World online'' has 13 accepted species:The Plant List, search for ''Aequatorium''
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Aequatorium carpishense ''Aequatorium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family. It was described as a genus in 1978. It is a member of the tribe Senecioneae and native to South America. Species , ''Plants of the World online'' has 13 accepted species: S ...

'' — synonym of ''

Nordenstamia carpishensis ''Gynoxys'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biolo ...

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Aequatorium cajamarcense ''Aequatorium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family. It was described as a genus in 1978. It is a member of the tribe Senecioneae and native to South America. Species , ''Plants of the World online'' has 13 accepted species: S ...

'' — synonym of ''

Nordenstamia cajamarcensis ''Gynoxys'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biolo ...

'' * ''

Aequatorium juninense ''Aequatorium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family. It was described as a genus in 1978. It is a member of the tribe Senecioneae and native to South America. Species , ''Plants of the World online'' has 13 accepted species: S ...

'' — synonym of ''

Nordenstamia juninensis ''Gynoxys'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biolo ...

'' * ''

Aequatorium limonense ''Aequatorium limonense'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (als ...

'' — synonym of ''

Nordenstamia limonensis ''Gynoxys'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biolo ...

'' * ''

Aequatorium repandum ''Aequatorium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family. It was described as a genus in 1978. It is a member of the tribe Senecioneae and native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemispher ...

'' — synonym of ''

Nordenstamia repanda ''Gynoxys'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biolo ...

'' * '' Aequatorium rimachianum'' — synonym of '' Nordenstamia rimachiana'' * '' Aequatorium stellatopilosum'' — synonym of '' Nordenstamia stellatopilosa'' * ''

Aequatorium tovarii ''Aequatorium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae, aster family. It was described as a genus in 1978. It is a member of the tribe Senecioneae and native to South America. Species , ''Plants of the World online'' has 13 accepted s ...

'' — synonym of '' Nordenstamia tovarii'' * ''

Aequatorium tuestae ''Aequatorium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family. It was described as a genus in 1978. It is a member of the tribe Senecioneae and native to South America. Species , ''Plants of the World online'' has 13 accepted species: Se ...

'' — synonym of '' Nordenstamia tuestae'' See '' Nordenstamia'' for more species

References

External links

* Flora of Southern America Asteraceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Senecioneae-stub