Rolandra | |
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Rolandra fruticosa in French Guiana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Vernonieae |
Genus: | Rolandra Rottb. |
Species: | R. fruticosa
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Binomial name | |
Rolandra fruticosa (L.) Kuntze
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Rolandra is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae[2] within the family Asteraceae.[3][4]
The only species is Rolandra fruticosa, native to Central and South America plus the West Indies. It is also reportedly naturalized in Japan and Java.[1][5]