Biology:Pterocephalus

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae

Pterocephalus
Pterocephalus porphyranthus.jpg
Pterocephalus porphyranthus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Pterocephalus
Vaill. ex Adans.
Species

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Pterocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae[1] of herbs and shrubs, comprising 25 species ranging from the Mediterranean, to central Asia, the Himalayas, western China, and tropical Africa.[2]

From Greek πτερον, pteron, a wing, and κεφαλη, kephale, a head, in reference to the receptacle of the flowers being villous or chaffy.[3]

Species

  • Pterocephalus arabicus
  • Pterocephalus bretschneideri
  • Pterocephalus brevis
  • Pterocephalus hookeri
  • Pterocephalus papposus
  • Pterocephalus perennis
  • Pterocephalus plumosus
  • Pterocephalus pulverulentus
  • Pterocephalus spathulatus
  • Pterocephalus dumetorum - Mountain scabious
  • Pterocephalus lasiospermus
  • Pterocephalus porphyranthus
  • Pterocephalus virens

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10355349 entry