Macledium

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Macledium
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Macledium zeyheri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Dicomeae
Genus: Macledium
Cass. [1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms [1]
  • CryptostephaneSch.Bip.
  • CullumiopsisDrake
  • NiteliumCass.

Macledium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [2] Both Macledium and Dicoma are distributed largely in tropical and southern Africa. [3] Macledium is distinguished from genus Dicoma by a large number of characters relating to morphology and anatomy of phyllaries, corolla, anthers, style, cypsela and testa. [2]

Species

As of April 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [1]

In southern Africa it is informally divided into the Cape and grassland groups: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Macledium Cass". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  2. 1 2 Ortiz, Santiago (Aug 2001). "Reinstatement of the Genus Macledium Cass. (Asteraceae, Mutisieae): Morphological and Phylogenetic Arguments". Taxon. 50 (3): 733–744. doi:10.2307/1223704. JSTOR   1223704.
  3. 1 2 Netnou, N.C. (2008). "A revision of the genera Dicoma Cass. and Macledium Cass". University of Johannesburg. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

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