Cacosmia (plant)

Cacosmia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 227–228Tropicos, Cacosmia Kunth The genus is native to South America.Cacosmia subordinate taxa. Tropicos.

The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos ("bad, ugly") and -osma ("smell, stink, fragrant odour, scent, perfume").Stearn, W. T. (1993). The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae). Taxon 42(3), 679-81.

SpeciesCacosmia. The Plant List. Cacosmia harlingii B.Nord. - Loja Province of Ecuador Cacosmia hieronymi H.Rob. - Ecuador (Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar) Cacosmia rugosa Kunth - Peru, Ecuador (Chimborazo, Imbabura, Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)

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