Lecosia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Lecosia

Species: L. formicarum – L. oppositifolia
Name

Lecosia Pedersen, Bonplandia (Corrientes) 10(1–4): 107. (2000)

Type species: Lecosia oppositifolia Pedersen

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Brazil
Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Pedersen, T.M. 2000. Estudios en Sudamérica Amaranthaceae V. Bonplandia (Corrientes) 10: 83–112. PDF Reference page. : 107–108, f. 10–11.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Lecosia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Lecosia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 29 2018.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Lecosia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2018. Lecosia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec. 2018.

Lecosia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1]

Its native range is Eastern Brazil.[1]

Species:[1]

Lecosia formicarum Pedersen
Lecosia oppositifolia Pedersen

References

"Lecosia Pedersen | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.