Struchium is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe VernonieaeDr. Sterling C. Keele, University of Hawai`i. Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe within the family Asteraceae.Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts pages 312–313 description in Latin, commentary in EnglishBrowne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts plate 34, figure 2 line drawing of Struchium sparganophorumTropicos, Struchium P. Browne
Species Struchium americanum Poir. – Jamaica Struchium sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze – Mesoamerica, South America, West Indies
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