Genus: Bidens L.

• gender proposed for conservation (nom. cons. prop., Vienna ICBN Art. 14.11) as feminine
• review history of nomenclature proposal concerning this name from the Smithsonian Institution's database

List of Species Records in GRIN.

References for genus:

• Barrie, F. R. 2006. Report of the General Committee: 9. Taxon 55:796–797. [General Committee asks Committee for Vascular Plants to reconsider previous recommendation].
  
• Brummitt, R. K. 2000. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 49. Taxon 49:272. [conservation proposal recommended].
  
• Harriman, N. A. 1998. (1357) Proposal to conserve the name Bidens (Asteraceae) with a conserved gender. Taxon 47:485–486. [proposal for feminine gender].
  
• Kim, S.-C. et al. 1999. ITS sequences and phylogenetic relationships in Bidens and Coreopsis (Asteraceae). Syst. Bot. 24:480–493. [molecular data suggest that Bidens as currently recognized has been derived twice from within Coreopsis].
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Campylotheca Cass.
• (~ ) Coreopsis L.
• (= ) Microlecane Sch. Bip. ex Benth. & Hook. f.
• (=~) Oparanthus Sherff
• (=~) Petrobium R. Br.

Check other nomenclature databases for Bidens:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

• Forestry Images (Bidens aristosa): from www.forestryimages.org
• Forestry Images (Bidens bipinnata): from www.forestryimages.org
• Forestry Images (Bidens frondosa): from www.forestryimages.org
• Fruits (Bidens aristosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Bidens bipinnata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Bidens cernua): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Bidens frondosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Bidens pilosa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Bidens polylepis): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Bidens tripartita): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Bidens tripartita): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Fruits (Bidens vulgata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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