Biology:Oresbia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Oresbia
Oresbia heterocarpa Helme 2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Oresbia
Cron & B.Nord.
Species:
O. heterocarpa
Binomial name
Oresbia heterocarpa
Cron & B.Nord. (2006)
Synonyms[1][2][3]

Cineraria tomentosa Less.
Senecio lantus L.f.

Oresbia heterocarpa is the perennial plant that is the only species in the South Africa n native genus[3] Oresbia and member of the tribe Senecioneae in the family Asteraceae.[4]

Description

Leaves are without petiole and directly attached to the stem, smooth margins and with thick hair underneath. Having more than one form of flower starting with a four-winged ray floret which matures into a one-seeded, one-celled, fruits which remain closed at maturity; an achene with the calyx tube remaining attached.[3]

References

  1. UniProt. "Genus Oresbia". https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/317280. 
  2. "Plant name details". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/60443081-2. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nordenstam, Bertil; Cron, Glynis V. (July 2006). "Oresbia, a New South African Genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 16 (2): 216–223. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[216:OANSAG2.0.CO;2]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/37298. 
  4. The International Compositae Alliance. "Genera of Compositae". Bergius Botanic Garden and Stockholm University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725190454/http://www.compositae.org/pdf/Genera_of_Compositae.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-29. 

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