| Cavea tanguensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Gymnarrhenoideae |
| Tribe: | Gymnarrheneae |
| Genus: | Cavea W.W.Sm. & J.Small |
| Species: | C. tanguensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cavea tanguensis (J.R.Drumm.) W.W.Sm. & J.Small
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| Synonyms | |
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Saussurea tanguensis J.R.Drumm.[1] | |
Cavea is a low perennial herbaceous plant that is assigned to the family Asteraceae. Cavea tanguensis is currently the only species assigned to this genus. It has a basal rosette of entire, slightly leathery leaves, and stems of 5–25 cm high, topped by bowl-shaped flower heads with many slender florets with long pappus and purplish corollas. The vernacular name in Chinese is 葶菊 (ting ju). It grows high in the mountains of China (Sichuan), Tibet, India (Sikkim), and Bhutan, and flowers in July and August.[2]
- ^ "Cavea tanguensis (J.R.Drumm.)". The Plantlist. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Chen, Y.S.; Shi, Z.; Anderberg, A.A.; Gilbert, M.G. (2011). "Genera incertae sedis" (PDF). Flora of China. Vol. 20–21 (Asteraceae). Beijing/St. Louis: Science Press/Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 892–894. Retrieved 23 January 2017.