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Gonospermum

genus of plants

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ5582092 ↗
Source-derived summary

Gonospermum is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.

Species

All the species are endemic to the Canary Islands.

Gonospermum canariense (DC.) Less.

Gonospermum ferulaceum (Webb & Berthel.) Febles

Gonospermum fruticosum (Buch) Less.

Gonospermum gomerae Bolle

Gonospermum revolutum (C.Sm. ex Buch) Sch.Bip.

Gonospermum oshanahanii (Marrero Rodr., Febles & Suárez) Febles

Gonospermum ptarmiciflorum (Webb) Febles

The genus was originally described as Lugoa by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, and was named after Alonso Fernández de Lugo.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Gonospermum” as genus of plants. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current 76-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Gonospermum, genus and plants can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as genus of plants. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5582092.

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Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Gonospermum” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.