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Phymaspermum
Phymaspermum acerosum (Athanasia acerosa) - Leaning Pine Arboretum - DSC05681.JPG
Phymaspermum acerosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Phymaspermum
Less.
Type species
Phymaspermum junceum
Synonyms [1]
  • AdenachaenaDC. (1838)
  • AdenochaenaDC. (1838), orth. var.
  • BrachymerisDC.
  • BrachystylisE.Mey. ex DC. (1838), pro syn.
  • IocasteE.Mey. ex Harv. (1865), nom. superfl.
  • JacostaDC. (1838), pro syn.
  • OligoglossaDC. (1838)

Phymaspermum is a genus of southern African plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. [2] [3] It is native to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. [1]

Species [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Phymaspermum Less. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1832. Synopsis Generum Compositarum Earumque Dispositionis Novae Tentamen Monographiis Multarum Capensium Interjectis 253
  3. Tropicos, Phymaspermum Less.
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  5. The Plant List search for Phymaspermum

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