El género Pluchea (familia Asteraceae, tribu Plucheeae) en México

Abstract

The genus Pluchea (Asteraceae, Plucheeae) is mostly found in the tropical regions of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia; in Mexico the genus has 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.