Biology:Blepharispermum

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Blepharispermum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Athroismeae
Genus: Blepharispermum
Wight ex DC.

Blepharispermum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[1][2] They are distributed in Africa, Madagascar , the Arabian Peninsula, India , and Sri Lanka.[3]

These are shrubs and small trees. The leaf blades are sometimes borne on petioles, which may have spines. The flower head contains 2 female disc florets and 2 to 4 male disc florets. The latter are whitish, greenish, or yellowish. The fruit is a rough-edged cypsela with a pappus.[3]

Species[4][5]


References

  1. Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 11
  2. Tropicos, Blepharispermum Wight ex DC.
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Anderberg, A. A. (2007). "Blepharispermum Wight ex DC.". in Kadereit, J. W. & C. Jeffrey. Flowering Plants: Eudicots; Asterales. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. 8. Springer. p. 398. ISBN 978-3-540-31050-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=VhUZnM8S47IC&pg=PA398. 
  4. Blepharispermum. The Plant List.
  5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist

Wikidata ☰ Q4926115 entry