Stevia plummerae

Stevia plummerae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Eupatorieae
Genus:	Stevia
Species:	S. plummerae
Binomial name
Stevia plummerae A. Gray[1]

Stevia plummerae, Plummer's candyleaf,^[2] is a plant species known from Arizona, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sonora and Durango ^[3] It is an herb up to 80 cm tall, with white, pink or red flowers. It tends to grow in pine forests at an elevation of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft).^[4]

Synonyms

• Stevia plummerae A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 204–205. 1882.
  • Stevia madrensis A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 382. 1886.^[5]
  • Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907.^[6]

Two varieties are recognized in addition to the autonym, var. plummerae:

Stevia plummerae var. alba A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 92. 1884.^[7]

Stevia plummerae var. durangensis B.L. Rob., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 43(2): 29. 1907

References

1. A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 204–205. 1882.
2. "Stevia plummerae". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
3. Flora of North America 21:485
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250068822
5. A. Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 21: 382. 1886.
6. B.L. Robinson, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 43(2): 29. 1907.
7. A. Gray Synoptical Flora of North America 1(2): 92. 1884.