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Telekia

Telekia is a genus of flowering plant, of the family Asteraceae.SpeciesTelekia speciosa (Schreb.) Baumg. - Europe + southwest Asia from France and Great Britain to Caucasus Telekia speciosissima DC. 1836 conserved name, not (L.) Less. 1832 - Lombardy region of Italyformerly includedTelekia africana Hook.f. - Anisopappus chinensis subsp. africanus (Hook.f.) S.Ortiz & Paiva Telekia speciosissima (L.) Less. 1832, not DC. 1836 - Xerolekia speciosissima (L.) Anderb.

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Telekia
Telekia speciosissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Telekia
Baumg. 1817
Synonyms1
  • Molpadia (Cass.) Cass.

Telekia is a genus of flowering plant, of the family Asteraceae.23

Species1
formerly included1
  • Telekia africana Hook.f. - Anisopappus chinensis subsp. africanus (Hook.f.) S.Ortiz & Paiva
  • Telekia speciosissima (L.) Less. 1832, not DC. 1836 - Xerolekia speciosissima (L.) Anderb.
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