Telmatophila is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von ex Baker, John Gilbert. 1873. Flora Brasiliensis 6(2): 170-171 in LatinMartius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von ex Baker, John Gilbert. 1873. Flora Brasiliensis 6(2): plate XLVIII (48) full-page line drawing of Telmatophila scolymastrumTropicos, Telmatophila Mart. ex Baker
Species The only known species is Telmatophila scolymastrum, native to the State of Piauí in eastern Brazil.Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116
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