Biology:Garuleum

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Short description: Genus of plants

Garuleum
Garuleum sonchifolium 1DS-II 2-0710.jpg
Garuleum sonchifolium
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Calenduleae
Genus: Garuleum
Cass.
Type species
Garuleum viscosum
(syn of G. pinnatifidum)[1]
Cass.

Garuleum is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to southern Africa.[2][3] Garuleum is one of eight genera of Calenduleae.

Description

The style of disc florets are deeply bifurcate (forked) with linear lobes. They are covered with papillae to well below point of bifurcation.[4]

Species

The following species are recognised:[5]

  • Garuleum album S.Moore - Cape Provinces
  • Garuleum bipinnatum Less. - Cape Provinces
  • Garuleum latifolium Harv. - KwaZulu-Natal
  • Garuleum pinnatifidum DC. - Cape Provinces, Free State, Limpopo
  • Garuleum schinzii O.Hoffm. ex Schinz - Cape Provinces, Namibia
  • Garuleum sonchifolium (DC.) Norl. - KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Provinces
  • Garuleum tanacetifolium (MacOwan) Norl. - Cape Provinces
  • Garuleum woodii Schinz - KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Limpopo, Lesotho

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5524493 entry