Faujasia

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Faujasia
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Faujasia salicifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Faujasia
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Type species
Faujasia pinifolia [1]

Faujasia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean. [2] [3]

Species [1]
formerly included [1]

now in other genera: Faujasiopsis Hubertia Parafaujasia

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