Gymnocoronis spilanthoides, also known by its common name Senegal tea[1] or Senegal tea plant[2] is a species from the genus Gymnocoronis.[1] The species was first described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.[3]
| Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Gymnocoronis |
| Species: | G. spilanthoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | |
In Europe, the species features since 2019 on the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern.[2] This means that import of the species and trade in the species is forbidden in the whole of the European Union.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Gymnocoronis spilanthoides". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ a b "List of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern - Environment - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "Gymnocoronis spilanthoides DC". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ^ "REGULATION (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European parliament and of the council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species".
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