- Oresbia
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Oresbia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Senecioneae Genus: Oresbia Species: O. heterocarpa
Cron & B.Nord. (2006)Type species Oresbia heterocarpa Cron & B.Nord. (2006) Synonyms Cineraria tomentosa Less.
Senecio lantus L.f.
Sources: UniProt,[1] IPNI,[2] Novon[3]Oresbia heterocarpa is the perennial plant that is the only species in the South African native genus[3] Oresbia and member of the tribe Senecioneae in the family Asteraceae.[4]
Description
Leaves are without petiole and directly attached to the stem, smooth margins and with thick hair underneath. Having more than one form of flower starting with a four-winged ray floret which matures into a one-seeded, one-celled, fruits which remain closed at maturity; an achene with the calyx tube remaining attached.[3]
References
- ^ UniProt. "Genus Oresbia" (HTML). http://beta.uniprot.org/taxonomy/317280. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=60443081-2. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ a b c Nordenstam, Bertil; Glynis V. Cron (July 2006). "Oresbia, a New South African Genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 16 (2): 216–223. doi:10.1043/1055-3177(2006)16[216:OANSAG]2.0.CO;2. http://apt.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1043%2F1055-3177(2006)16%5B216%3AOANSAG%5D2.0.CO%3B2&ct=1. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ The International Compositae Alliance. "Genera of Compositae" (HTML). Bergius Botanic Garden and Stockholm University. http://www.compositae.org/pdf/Genera_of_Compositae.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
External links
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Data related to Oresbia at Wikispecies
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1913 Webster's Dictionary.- "Oresbia" (HTML). Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. http://botany.si.edu/ing/INGsearch.cfm?searchword=Oresbia. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
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