Abstract

VILLASENOR, José Luis  and  VILLARREAL, José Ángel. The genus Pluchea (family Asteraceae, tribe Plucheeae) in Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2006, vol.77, n.1, pp.59-65. ISSN 2007-8706.

The genus Pluchea (Asteraceae, Plucheeae) is mostly found in the tropical regions of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia; in Mexico the genus records 9 species, 2 of them endemic. In this paper a synopsis of the genus in Mexico is presented; it includes a key to identify the species as well as distribution maps obtained from the specimens examined.

Keywords : Asteraceae; Pluchea; Plucheeae; México.