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Genus of flowering plants

Oresbia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Oresbia
Cron & B.Nord.
Species: O. heterocarpa
Binomial name
Oresbia heterocarpa
Cron & B.Nord. (2006)
Synonyms

Cineraria tomentosa Less.
Senecio lantus L.f.

Oresbia heterocarpa is the perennial plant that is the only species in the South African native genus Oresbia and member of the tribe Senecioneae in the family Asteraceae.

Description

Leaves are without petiole and directly attached to the stem, smooth margins and with thick hair underneath. Having more than one form of flower starting with a four-winged ray floret which matures into a one-seeded, one-celled, fruits which remain closed at maturity; an achene with the calyx tube remaining attached.

References

  1. UniProt. "Genus Oresbia". Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  2. "Oresbia heterocarpa". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-06-29.
  3. ^ Nordenstam, Bertil; Cron, Glynis V. (July 2006). "Oresbia, a New South African Genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 16 (2): 216–223. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[216:OANSAG]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85273011.
  4. The International Compositae Alliance. "Genera of Compositae" (PDF). Bergius Botanic Garden and Stockholm University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-06-29.

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Taxon identifiers
Oresbia heterocarpa
Oresbia


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