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| Stevia rebaudiana flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Stevia Cav. |
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About 240 species, including: | |
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Stevia (/ˈstiːviə, ˈstɛviə/)[2][3][4][5] is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. The species Stevia rebaudiana in this genus is widely grown for its extraction of sweet compounds from its leaves and sold as a sugar substitute known as stevia and other trade names.
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 17 January 2015 at archive.today
- ^ "Stevia". Merriam-webster.com. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Stevia". British & World English. Oxforddictionaries.com. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Stevia". US English. Oxforddictionaries.com. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ Both /ˈstiːviə/ and /ˈstɛviə/ are recorded by at least some US and UK dictionaries, but the former is more common in US English (listed first or exclusively) and the latter is more common in UK English.