''Eurydochus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
.
There is only one known species, ''Eurydochus bracteatus'', native to
Amazonas State in southern
Venezuela
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and to its adjacent namesake,
Amazonas State in northern
Brazil
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.
[Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasi]
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
;formerly included
[
now in '']Gongylolepis
''Gongylolepis'' ( Gk. gongýlos γογγύλος "round") is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The following species are recognised by the ''Global Compositae Checklist'':
*''Gongylolepis benthamiana'' R.H.Sc ...
''
*''Eurydochus cortesii'' S.Díaz, synonym of ''Gongylolepis cortesii
''Gongylolepis'' ( Gk. gongýlos γογγύλος "round") is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The following species are recognised by the ''Global Compositae Checklist'':
*''Gongylolepis benthamiana'' R.H.S ...
'' (S.Díaz) Pruski & S.Díaz
References
Monotypic Asteraceae genera
Flora of the Amazon
Stifftioideae
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