Biology:Athrixia

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Athrixia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2] It includes 15 species of perennial herbs or shrubs native to eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa including Madagascar.[3]

15 species are accepted:[4][3]

  • Athrixia angustissima DC.
  • Athrixia arachnoidea J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans ex J.M.Wood
  • Athrixia capensis Ker Gawl.
  • Athrixia citrina
  • Athrixia crinita (L.) Druce
  • Athrixia debilis DC.
  • Athrixia elata Sond.
  • Athrixia fontana MacOwan
  • Athrixia fontinalis Wild
  • Athrixia gerrardii Harv.
  • Athrixia heterophylla (Thunb.) Less.
  • Athrixia nyassana S.Moore
  • Athrixia oblonga S.Moore
  • Athrixia phylicoides DC.
  • Athrixia rosmarinifolia (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Oliv. & Hiern
  • Athrixia subsimplex Brenan

References

  1. โ†‘ Ker Gawler, John Bellenden. 1823. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 8, plate 681
  2. โ†‘ Tropicos, Athrixia Ker Gawl.
  3. โ†‘ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named powo
  4. โ†‘ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist

Wikidata ☰ Q4815676 entry