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Sebsebea

Sebsebea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It includes a single species, Sebsebea orthacantha, an annual native to eastern and Southern Africa, ranging from Eritrea to Namibia and the Northern Provinces of South Africa.

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Sebsebea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Sebsebea
Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
Species:
S. orthacantha
Binomial name
Sebsebea orthacantha
(Hochst. ex Asch.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
Synonyms1
  • Cyathula kilimandscharica Suess. & Beyerle
  • Cyathula orthacantha (Hochst. ex Asch.) Schinz in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl
  • Cyathula orthacanthoides Suess.
  • Kyphocarpa orthacantha (Hochst. ex Asch.) C.B.Clarke
  • Pupalia erecta Suess.
  • Pupalia orthacantha Hochst. ex Asch. (1867) (basionym)
  • Sericocomopsis orthacantha (Hochst. ex Asch.) Peter

Sebsebea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It includes a single species, Sebsebea orthacantha, an annual native to eastern and Southern Africa, ranging from Eritrea to Namibia and the Northern Provinces of South Africa.1

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