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Marasmodes

Marasmodes is a genus of South African shrubs in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

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Length
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Marasmodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Marasmodes
DC. (1838)
Type species
Marasmodes polycephalus
Synonyms1
  • Oligodorella Turcz. (1851)

Marasmodes is a genus of South African shrubs in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.23 It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.1

13 species are accepted:145

  • Marasmodes beyersiana S.Ortiz
  • Marasmodes defoliata S.Ortiz
  • Marasmodes dummeri Bolus ex Hutch.
  • Marasmodes fasciculata S.Ortiz
  • Marasmodes macrocephala S.Ortiz
  • Marasmodes oligocephala DC.
  • Marasmodes oubinae S.Ortiz
  • Marasmodes polycephala DC.
  • Marasmodes reflexa S.Ortiz
  • Marasmodes schlechteri Magee & J.C.Manning
  • Marasmodes spinosa S.Ortiz
  • Marasmodes trifida S.Ortiz
  • Marasmodes undulata Compton
References

References

  1. Marasmodes DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1838. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 6: 136 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Marasmodes DC.
  4. 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).
  5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist