''Cacosmia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the family
Asteraceae
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. The genus is native to
South America
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.
The genus name is derived from the
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
''kakos'' ("bad, ugly") and -''osma'' ("smell, stink, fragrant odour, scent, perfume").
; Species
''Cacosmia''.
The Plant List.[
* '' Cacosmia harlingii'' B.Nord. - ]Loja Province
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of Ecuador
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* '' Cacosmia hieronymi'' H.Rob. - Ecuador
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(Loja Province
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, Azuay
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, Cañar)
* '' Cacosmia rugosa'' Kunth - Peru, Ecuador
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(Chimborazo
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, Imbabura, Loja Province
Loja Province () is one of 24 Provinces of Ecuador, provinces in Ecuador and shares its southern border on the west with El Oro Province, on the north with El Azuay, and on the east with Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Zamora-Chinchipe. Founded on i ...
, Azuay
Azuay (, ), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital and largest city is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach above sea le ...
, Cañar)
References
Asteraceae genera
Flora of Southern America
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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