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Syncarpha

Syncarpha is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The flowers are known by the common name: everlastings. The genus is endemic to the fynbos of the Eastern and Western Cape in South Africa.Species

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Syncarpha
Syncarpha vestita
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: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Syncarpha
DC.
Synonyms1
  • Argyranthus Neck., not validly publ.
  • Astelma R.Br. ex Ker Gawl.
  • Damironia Cass.
  • Helipterum DC.
  • Leucostemma D.Don

Syncarpha is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.23 The flowers are known by the common name: everlastings. The genus is endemic to the fynbos of the Eastern and Western Cape in South Africa.4

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of December 2022:1

References

References

  1. "Syncarpha DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1810. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 16: 205-207 description in Latin, commentary in French
  3. Tropicos, Syncarpha DC.
  4. Manning, John (2008), Field Guide to Fynbos (2nd ed.), Cape Town: Struik Publishers, ISBN 978-1-77007-265-7, OCLC 191891070
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