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Seddera

Seddera is a genus of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae.

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Seddera
Seddera capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Tribe: Cresseae
Genus: Seddera
Hochst. (1844)
Synonyms1
  • Schizanthoseddera (Roberty) Roberty (1964)
  • Sedderopsis (Roberty) Roberty (1952)

Seddera is a genus of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae.2

There are currently 28 known species.1 Although it is mainly native to Africa, the plant extends to Arabia and India.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Seddera:1

  • Seddera arabica (Forssk.) Choisy
  • Seddera bagshawei Rendle
  • Seddera bracteata Verdc.
  • Seddera capensis (E.Mey. ex Choisy) Hallier f.
  • Seddera cinerea Hutch. & E.A.Bruce
  • Seddera erlangeriana Engl. & Pilg.
  • Seddera evolvuloides (Choisy) Wight
  • Seddera glomerata (Balf.f.) O.Schwartz
  • Seddera hadramautica R.R.Mill
  • Seddera hallieri Engl. & Pilg.
  • Seddera hirsuta Dammer ex Hallier f.
  • Seddera humilis Hallier f.
  • Seddera intermedia Hochst. & Steud.
  • Seddera latifolia Hochst. & Steud.
  • Seddera madagascariensis Deroin & Sebsebe
  • Seddera micrantha Pilg.
  • Seddera namibica Sebsebe
  • Seddera ogadenensis Sebsebe
  • Seddera pedunculata (Balf.f.) Verdc.
  • Seddera repens Hallier f.
  • Seddera retusa R.R.Mill
  • Seddera rhodantha R.R.Mill
  • Seddera schizantha Hallier f.
  • Seddera secundiflora Jaub. & Spach
  • Seddera simmonsii Verdc.
  • Seddera suffruticosa (Schinz) Hallier f.
  • Seddera velutina R.R.Mill
  • Seddera virgata Hochst. & Steud.

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References

References

  1. "Seddera Hochst. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. "Seddera Hochst". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 11, 2024.