Amellus | |
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Amellus tridactylus in South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Subtribe: | Homochrominae |
Genus: | Amellus L. 1759, conserved name, not P.Browne 1756 nor Adans. 1763 nor Ortega ex Willd. 1803 [1] |
Type species | |
Amellus lychnitis (syn of A. asteroides) |
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Amellus is native to southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana). [4]
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