Catatia

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Catatia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Catatia
Humbert
Type species
Catatia attenuata
Humbert

Catatia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [1] [2]

Species

Both known species are endemic to Madagascar. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Humbert, Jean-Henri. 1923. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie 25: 67, 288–289
  2. Tropicos, Catatia Humbert
  3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-12 at archive.today
  4. The Plant List, search for Catatia