Jaumea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Persoon, Christiaan Hendrik. 1807. Synopsis plantarum, seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum 2: 397 in LatinTropicos, Jaumea Pers. The plants are sprawling perennial herbs branching mostly from the base. Flower heads are yellow, with disc flowers and also usually with ray flowers.Flora of North America, Jaumea Persoon, 1807.
The genus is named for French botanist J. H. Jaume St. Hilaire, 1772–1845.
SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist The Plant List search for Jaumea Jaumea carnosa (Less.) A.Gray - British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Baja California, Sonora, Jalisco Jaumea chevalieri O.Hoffm. - tropical Africa Jaumea helenae Buscal. & Muschl. - Zimbabwe Jaumea linearifolia (Juss.) DC. - Uruguay, northeastern Argentina Jaumea linearis Pers. - Brazil Jaumea peduncularis (Hook. & Arn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Oliv. - Jalisco Jaumea rotundifolia Mattf. - Cameroon
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