Abstract

Species of the genus Fleischmannia from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay are reviewed, and keys are provided that cover the species in each country. New taxa described are Fleischmannia hatschbachii, Fleischmannia matogrosensis, Fleischmannia microstemon var. paniculata from Brazil, Fleischmannia hassleri from Paraguay and Fleischmannia neei and Fleischmannia steinbachii from Bolivia, and one new combination for a Fleischmannia prasiifolia variety is provided. The additions bring the total known species of the genus to 102.

Highlights

  • Fleischmannia is a genus of annual to perennial, often scrambling, herbs in the tribe Eupatorieae concentrated in the Central America and the northern and central Andes

  • Specimens used in the study were those accumulated over the last 150 years in the U.S National Herbarium

  • The species of Fleischmannia in southern and eastern South America are reviewed here by country starting with Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, based on material accumulated over the years at the U.S National Herbarium (US)

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Introduction

Fleischmannia is a genus of annual to perennial, often scrambling, herbs in the tribe Eupatorieae concentrated in the Central America and the northern and central Andes. Inflorescence laxly branching; peduncles 5–25 mm long, hispid with stipitate glands; heads ca, 6 mm high, 4 mm wide; involucral bracts ca.

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