Biology:Pascalia
Pascalia | |
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Pascalia glauca | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
Genus: | Pascalia Ortega |
Type species | |
Pascalia glauca Ortega
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Synonyms | |
Lorentzia Griseb. |
Pascalia is genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1]
It is native to South America, and found in (north-eastern, north-western and southern) Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.[1] It has been introduced the following regions, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, (in USA), the Northern Provinces (South Africa), Palestine, Portugal, Spain, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria (in Australia).[1]
The genus name of Pascalia is in honour of Diego Baldassare Pascal (1768–1812), a French-born Italian doctor and botanist. He was also professor of botany in Parma and botanical garden director.[2] It was first described and published in Nov. Rar. Pl. Descr. Dec. on page 39 in 1797.[1]
Known species
According to Kew;[1]
- Pascalia glauca Ortega
- (N.E.Br.) Strother Pascalia subvaginata
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Pascalia Ortega | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:10406-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q7141749 entry
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