Aspilia rubra Aristeg.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1957. The Botany of the Guiana Highland -- Part II. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9 (3): 235-392.

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Aspilia rubra Aristeg.

  • Discussion

    HOLOTYPE: herb 0.3-1 m, rays 11-12 orange-red, disc flowers orange, occasional at savanna edge between Puerto Ayacucho and Sanariapo, elev. 100-120 m, Territorio Amazonas, Venezuela, Nov. 11, 1953, Bassett Maguire, John J. Wurdack, & George S. Bunting 36147 (NY). Paratype: Carretera Puerto Ayacucho hacia la Boca del Rio Sanariapo, alt. 120 m, Territorio Amazonas, Venezuela, May, 1940, Llewelyn Williams 13078, Instituto Botanico, Caracas, Venezuela.

    A. rubra is characterized by its red flowers which are very exceptional in the genus.