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Oncosiphon

Oncosiphon is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae). All known species are native to southern Africa.

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Oncosiphon
Oncosiphon pilulifer
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: Oncosiphon
Källersjö
Type species
Oncosiphon pilulifer
(L.f.) Källersjö

Oncosiphon is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae).123 All known species are native to southern Africa.4

Species

As of 2020, the following species are listed in Kew's Plants of the World Online:5

  • Oncosiphon africanus (P.J.Bergius) Källersjö
  • Oncosiphon glabratus (Thunb.) Källersjö
  • Oncosiphon grandiflorus (Thunb.) Källersjö
  • Oncosiphon intermedius (Hutch.) Källersjö
  • Oncosiphon pilulifer (L.f.) Källersjö
  • Oncosiphon sabulosus (Wolley-Dod) Källersjö
  • Oncosiphon schlechteri (Bolus ex Schltr.) Källersjö
  • Oncosiphon suffruticosus (L.) Källersjö
References

References

  1. Källersjö, Mari. 1988. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 96(4): 310–314, f. 2F, 6, 16E1–E2
  2. Tropicos, Oncosiphon Källersjö
  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 Deprecated link archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  5. "Oncosiphon Källersjö". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 April 2020.