Cineraria

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Cineraria
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Cineraria geifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Cineraria
L.
Type species
C. geifolia
L.

Cineraria is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, [1] [2] native primarily to southern Africa with a few species further north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs.

In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in a broader sense including a number of species from the Canary Islands and Madeira which are now transferred to the genus Pericallis , including the florist's cineraria (Pericallis × hybrida). [3]

Species

As of June 2021, Plants of the World Online accepts the following species: [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1763. Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda 1242–1245 in Latin
  2. ↑ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved Jul 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Index Nominum Genericorum database". International Code of Botanical Nomenclature . Smithsonian Institution. 1951. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  4. ↑ "Cineraria L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-06-13.


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