Biology:Otoglyphis
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Otoglyphis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes two species of annual herbs native to mainly non-salty steppes and deserts in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.[1]
The genus synonym Aaronsohnia was named in 1927 after the agronomist Aaron Aaronsohn by the botanists Otto Warburg (1859–1938) and Alexander Eig (1894–1938).
Species and subspecies
As of June 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepts two species.[1]
- Otoglyphis factorovskyi (Warb. & Eig) Oberpr. & Vogt
- Otoglyphis pubescens (Desf.) Pomel (basionym: Cotula pubescens Desf.)
- O. pubescens subsp. pubescens
- O. pubescens subsp. maroccana (Ball) Oberpr. & Vogt
References
Bibliography
- Bremer, K.; C. J. Humphries (1993). "Generic monograph of the Asteraceae-Anthemideae". Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Bot. 23 (2): 71–177.
- Warburg, Otto; Eig, Alexander (1927). Leaflet, Agricultural Experiment Station, Zionist Organisation Institute. 6.
External links
- African flowering plants database
- Photo of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi
- Photo of Aaronsohnia pubescens
- Chemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of Aaronsohnia pubescens Essential Oil from Algeria
Wikidata ☰ Q52085134 entry
