Lepidophyllum is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[3][4]
| Lepidophyllum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Chiliotrichinae |
| Genus: | Lepidophyllum Cass. 1816 not Trinajstić 1990 (syn of Phyllolepidum in Brassicaceae)[1] |
| Species: | L. cupressiforme |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidophyllum cupressiforme | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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- Species
There is only one accepted species, Lepidophyllum cupressiforme, native to southern Argentina (Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego Provinces) and southern Chile (Magallanes Region).[2][5]