Roquea

Roquea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Subtribe: Lychnophorinae
Genus: Roquea
Loeuille & Antar
Species:
R. multiserialis
Binomial name
Roquea multiserialis
Loeuille & Antar

Roquea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes a single species, Roquea multiserialis, a shrub endemic to Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Roquea multiserialis Loeuille & Antar". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ^ Loeuille, B., Almeida, R.B.P., Siniscalchi, C.M., Lusa, M.G. & Antar, G.M. (2024) Roquea, a new genus of Lychnophorinae (Vernonieae, Asteraceae) from Brazil and its phylogenetic placement. Phytotaxa 675 (2): 97–114. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.675.2.1