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Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

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Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gymnocoronis
Species:
G. spilanthoides
Binomial name
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Gymnocoronis spilanthoides". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. ^ a b "List of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern - Environment - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  3. ^ "Gymnocoronis spilanthoides DC". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  4. ^ "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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