Thesium

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Thesium
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Thesium alpinum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Thesium
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Synonyms [1]
  • LinophyllumSég. (1754)
  • AustroamericiumHendrych (1963)
  • Chrysothesium(Jaub. & Spach) Hendrych (1993 publ. 1994)
  • FriscaSpach (1841)
  • Hagnothesium(DC.) Kuntze (1903)
  • KunkeliellaStearn (1972)
  • LinosyrisLudw. (1757)
  • RhinostegiaTurcz. (1843)
  • SteinreiteraOpiz (1852)
  • ThesidiumSond. (1857)
  • ThesionSt.-Lag. (1880)
  • XerololophusDulac (1867)

Thesium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae. It is particularly well represented in South Africa. [2]

The following species are recognised by The Plant List : [3]

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References

  1. "Thesium L." Plants of the World Online.
  2. J. P. M. Brenan (1979). "Three new species of Thesium (Santalaceae) from South Africa". Kew Bulletin . 33 (3): 395–397. doi:10.2307/4110134. JSTOR   4110134.
  3. "Thesium". The Plant List . Retrieved 14 February 2016.