Arctotheca

Genus of plants

Arctotheca
Arctotheca calendula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Arctotideae
Subtribe: Arctotidinae
Genus: Arctotheca
Vaill.[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Cryptostemma R.Br. ex R.Br.
  • Alloiozonium Kunze
  • Cynotis Hoffmanns.
  • Arctotis sect. Arctotheca (Wendl.) Baillon.

Arctotheca /ˌɑːrktoʊˈθiːkə/ is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are annuals or perennials native to southern Africa. It is becoming an invasive weed in other parts of the world.[3]

Species

The following is a list of the accepted species and their native countries:[2]

  • Arctotheca calendula (L.) Levyns — Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho[4]
  • Arctotheca forbesiana K.Lewin — Cape Provinces[5]
  • Arctotheca marginata Beyers — Northern Cape[6]
  • Arctotheca populifolia (P.J.Bergius) Norl. — Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique[7]
  • Arctotheca prostrata Britten — Cape Provinces, Namibia[8]

References

  1. ^ IPNI (2020). "Arctotheca Vaill". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b POWO (2019). "Arctotheca Vaill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ Adam S., M. Campos, H.D.C. Heron, C. Staines, R. Westerduijn, & C.S. Chaboo. 2022. Natural history notes of Cassida sphaerula Boheman, 1853 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidini) on Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten (Asteraceae) in South Africa. Insecta Mundi 095: 1-23
  4. ^ POWO (2019). "Arctotheca calendula (L.) Levyns". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ POWO (2019). "Arctotheca forbesiana K.Lewin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ POWO (2019). "Arctotheca marginata Beyers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. ^ POWO (2019). "Arctotheca populifolia (P.J.Bergius) Norl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  8. ^ POWO (2019). "Arctotheca prostrata Britten". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

External links

  • Media related to Arctotheca at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Arctotheca at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers
Arctotheca


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