Hilliardiella

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Hilliardiella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Hilliardiella
H.Rob.
Synonyms

WebbiaDC.

Hilliardiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. [1]

Its native range is Tropical and southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa (within the regions of Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces). [1]

The genus name of Hilliardiella is in honour of Olive Mary Hilliard (b. 1925), a noted South African botanist and taxonomist. [2] It was first described and published in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington Vol.112 on page 229 in 1999. [1]

Species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hilliardiella H.Rob. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.