Ighermia

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Ighermia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Ighermia
A. Wiklund
Type species
Ighermia pinifolia
(R. Maire et E. Wilczek) A. Wiklund

Ighermia was a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. It had only one species, Ighermia pinifolia(Maire & Wilczek) [1] It was first published in Nordic J. Bot. Vol.3 on page 445 in 1983. [1]

The genus name of Ighermia is derived from "Ighermi", a Berber name of this plant. [2]

This is now classed as a synonym of Asteriscus Moench [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ighermia pinifolia (Maire & Wilczek) Wiklund | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. René Maire. Contribution à l'étude de la Flore de l'Afrique du Nord. Fascicule 24. Bulletin de la Société d'histoire naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord. volume 27. see pages 233-234.
  3. "Ighermia Wiklund | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 October 2021.