Pascalia

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Pascalia
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Pascalia glauca
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Pascalia
Ortega
Type species
Pascalia glauca
Ortega
Synonyms

LorentziaGriseb.

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

It is native to South America, and found in (north-eastern, north-western and southern) Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. [1] It has been introduced the following regions, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, (in USA), the Northern Provinces (South Africa), Palestine, Portugal, Spain, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria (in Australia). [1]

The genus name of Pascalia is in honour of Diego Baldassare Pascal (1768–1812), a French-born Italian doctor and botanist. He was also professor of botany in Parma and botanical garden director. [2] It was first described and published in Nov. Rar. Pl. Descr. Dec. on page 39 in 1797. [1]

Known species

According to Kew; [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pascalia Ortega | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 November 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.

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