Paurolepis

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Paurolepis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Paurolepis
S.Moore
Species:
P. filifolia
Binomial name
Paurolepis filifolia
(R.E.Fr.) Wild & G.V.Pope
Synonyms [1]
  • Gutenbergia filifolia(R.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey
  • Herderia filifoliaR.E.Fr.
  • Paurolepis angustaS.Moore

Paurolepis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes a single species, Paurolepis filifolia, a bushy perennial herb which grows up to 60 cm tall from a woody rootstock. [1] It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, where it grows on rocky hillsides and rock outcrops in miombo woodland. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Paurolepis filifolia (R.E.Fr.) Wild & G.V.Pope". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Paurolepis filifolia in Global Plants on JSTOR". JSTOR . ITHAKA. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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