AsteraceaeSubfamily Asteroideae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Anthemideae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Astereae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Eupatorieae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Senecioneae
Subfamily Barnesioideae
Tribe Barnedesieae
Subfamily Carduoideae
Tribe Cardueae
Subfamily Carduoideae
Tribe Tarchonantheae
Subfamily Cichorioideae
Tribe Lactuceae
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Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni
- 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: 1318 - NEO:Guyana Highlands A
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-17-2012
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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