Biology:Emilia (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Emilia
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Emilia fosbergii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Emilia
Cass.
Synonyms[1]
  • Pithosillum Cass.
  • Senecio sect. Emilioidei Muschl.
  • Xyridopsis Welw. ex B.Nord.
  • Pseudactis S.Moore
  • Senecio subg. Emilia (Cass.) O.Hoffm.

Emilia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family sunflower family, known as tasselflower or pualele.[2][3][4]

The members of the genus are distributed mainly in the tropics and sub-tropics of Africa and Asia. Some species have also been placed in the genus Cacalia.[4][5]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of 2022:[6]


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Further reading

  • Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L.; Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press.  ISBN:0-89672-614-2

Wikidata ☰ Q5371629 entry