Nassauvia Lagascae
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''Nassauvia'' 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 tribe
Nassauvieae The Nassauvieae are a tribe of 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 (biology), order ...
within 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 (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
.Tropicos, ''Nassauvia'' Comm. ex Juss.
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and the
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. ''Nassauvia'' is said to be chocolate scented.


Species

Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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Formerly included

Numerous species are now considered more suitable to other genera: '' Calopappus
Triptilion ''Triptilion'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. ; SpeciesNassauvieae Asteraceae genera Flora of Southern America Taxa named by Philibert Commerson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot