AsteraceaeSubfamily Asteriodeae
Tribe Astereae
Subfamily Asteriodeae
Tribe Eupatorieae
Subfamily Asteriodeae
Tribe Senecioneae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Subfamily Barnesioideae
Tribe Barnedesieae
Subfamily Cichorioideae
Tribe Lactuceae
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Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni
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- Common Name: Stevia, Sweet Herb
- Family: Asteraceae Giseke
- Country of Origin: valley of Rio Monday in northeastern Paraguay
- Habitat: edges of marshland on acid infertile sand or muck soils
- Description: Stevia has an alternate leaf arrangement and herbaceous to semi-woody growth habit with flowers arranged in indeterminate heads. The flowers are small and white with a pale purple throat. The pollen can be highly allergenic. Stevia is self-incompatible and probably insect pollinated, the seeds are small, have very little endosperm and are dispersed in the wind via a hairy pappus.
- Uses: Contains a diterpene glycoside (stevoside) which is up to 300 times as sweet as sucrose.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 200300153
- Source: Jardin Botanique De La Gacilly 2002
- Accession Date: 04-29-2003
- Bench: 3209 - Holding Room - South Bench
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 04-25-2007
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid II
- Order: Asterales
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- Family: Asteraceae
- SubFamily: Asteroideae
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References:Stevia FAQ Website
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