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Syncretocarpus
Syncretocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
It consists of sub-shrubs that are endemic to the Andean Mountain region of Peru. They occur in dry, rocky canyons. It is a member of the subtribe Helianthinae, which includes the common sunflower ( Helianthus).
The genus is characterized by the presence of corky margins on the cypselae ( achenes), as well as the presence in two species of a conspicuous elaiasome. It appears to be the sister group to the Andean genus Pappobolus, which lacks either corky margins or an elaiasome on its cypselae.
Species- Syncretocarpus anchashino Panero & A. Granda P.
- Syncretocarpus sericeus S. F. Blake
- Syncretocarpus similis S. F. Blake