Stevia plummerae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Stevia
Species:
S. plummerae
Binomial name
Stevia plummerae
A. Gray[1]

Stevia plummerae, or Plummer's candyleaf,[2] is a plant species known from Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango[3] It is an herb up to 80 cm tall, with white, pink or red flowers. It tends to grow in pine forests at an elevation of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft).[4]

Synonyms

  • Stevia plummerae A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 204–205. 1882.
    • Stevia madrensis A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 382. 1886.[5]
    • Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907.[6]

Two varieties are recognized in addition to the autonym, var. plummerae:

  • Stevia plummerae var. alba A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 92. 1884.[7]
  • Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907

References

  1. ↑ A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 204–205. 1882.
  2. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stevia plummerae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Flora of North America 21:485
  4. ↑ "Stevia plummerae var. plummerae in Flora of North America @". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  5. ↑ A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 21: 382. 1886.
  6. ↑ B.L. Robinson, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 43(2): 29. 1907.
  7. ↑ A. Gray Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 92. 1884.
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