Vellereophyton

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Vellereophyton
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Vellereophyton
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Vellereophyton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [1] [2] [3]

Species [4]

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References

  1. Hilliard, Olive Mary & Burtt, Brian Bill Laurence. 1981. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 82: 210
  2. Tropicos, Vellereophyton Hilliard & B.L. Burtt
  3. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist