Biology:Calomeria
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Calomeria | |
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| Calomeria amaranthoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Calomeria Vent. |
| Type species | |
| Calomeria amaranthoides Vent.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Calomeria is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae.[2]
- Accepted species[1]
- Calomeria africana (S.Moore) Heine - Mozambique
- Calomeria amaranthoides Vent. - New South Wales and Victoria in Australia
- formerly included[3]
several species now in other genera, including Basedowia, Cassinia, Helichrysum, Humeocline and Thiseltonia.
Description
Calomeria amaranthoides is a tall, fragrant biennial herb, growing to 3.5 metres in height. It has sticky stems and leaves which are green above and whitish beneath and are up to 15 cm long and 5 cm wide. Its flowers appear in large brown to red plumes in the summer (January to April in its native range).[4]
Taxonomy
The genus was first formally described by E.P. Ventenat in Jardin de la Malmaison in 1804.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=14f4aeab-bca3-46d1-bfc9-3c94f5ede672#.
- ↑ "Calomeria amranthoides Vent.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Calomeria~amaranthoides. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Calomeria". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=CALOMERIA. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
- ↑ Costermans, L. (1981). Native Trees and Shrubs of South-eastern Australia. Australia: Rigby. ISBN 072701403X.
Wikidata ☰ Q15886587 entry
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