| Cacosmia | |
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| Cacosmia rugosa | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Asterales | 
| Family: | Asteraceae | 
| Subfamily: | Vernonioideae | 
| Tribe: | Liabeae | 
| Genus: | Cacosmia Kunth  | 
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cacosmia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] The genus is native to South America.[4]
The genus name is derived from the Greek kakos ("bad, ugly") and -osma ("smell, stink, fragrant odour, scent, perfume").[5]
- Cacosmia harlingii B.Nord. - Loja Province of Ecuador
 - Cacosmia hieronymi H.Rob. - Ecuador (Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)
 - Cacosmia rugosa Kunth - Peru, Ecuador (Chimborazo, Imbabura, Loja Province, Azuay, Cañar)
 
References
- 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
 - ↑ Kunth, Karl (Carl) Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (folio ed.) 4: 227–228
 - ↑ Tropicos, Cacosmia Kunth
 - ↑ Cacosmia subordinate taxa. Tropicos.
 - ↑ Stearn, W. T. (1993). The gender of the generic name Onosma (Boraginaceae). Taxon 42(3), 679-81.
 - ↑ Cacosmia. The Plant List.
 
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