Dicoma

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Dicoma
Dicoma anomala subsp anomala, Phalandingwe.jpg
Dicoma anomala
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Dicomeae
Genus: Dicoma
Cass.
Synonyms [1]
  • CryptostephaneSch.Bip.
  • CullumiopsisDrake
  • NiteliumCass.
  • HochstetteriaDC.
  • TibestinaMaire
  • BrachyacheniumBaker
  • CypselodontiaDC.

Dicoma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Africa and the Middle East. [2] [3] [4]

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Species

As of April 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [5]

See also

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References

  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 12-13 description in French
  3. Tropicos, Dicoma Cass.
  4. Schatz, G. E., S. Andriambololonera, Andrianarivelo, M. W. Callmander, Faranirina, P. P. Lowry, P. B. Phillipson, Rabarimanarivo, J. I. Raharilala, Rajaonary, Rakotonirina, R. H. Ramananjanahary, B. Ramandimbisoa, A. Randrianasolo, N. Ravololomanana, Z.S. Rogers, C.M. Taylor & G. A. Wahlert. 2011. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden
  5. "Dicoma Cass". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-19.