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As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Comptonia L'Hér.

This genus name was first published in Hort. Kew. 3: 334 (1789)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000009084.

Literature

Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 3: 334. 1789 [7 Aug-1 Oct 1789]

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Comptonia:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Comptonia anderssonii	Florin	Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 14(2-3): 240. 1920 [18 Oct 1920]		wfo-0000617623
Comptonia carakulensis	(V.Baran.) Zhilin	Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 65(5): 649. 1980		wfo-0001353831