Podotheca

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Podotheca
Podotheca chrysantha - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
Podotheca chrysantha
Podotheca gnaphalioides - Flickr - Kevin Thiele.jpg
Podotheca gnaphalioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
(unranked):
Order:
Family:
Tribe:
Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus:
Podotheca

Cass., conserved name[2][3]
Synonyms[1]
  • Labill.

Podotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe (Gnaphalieae) within the Asteraceae. All species are endemic to Western Australia, except for Podotheca angustifolia which occurs across the south of Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, southwestern New South Wales, †Tasmania).[4][5]

Taxonomy[]

The genus, Podotheca, was first described by Cassini in 1822 and the type species is Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less.[2]

Species[1][6]
formerly included[1]

see Rhodanthe

  • (F.Muell.) Diels - (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ a b "Podotheca Cass". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  3. ^ Cassini, A.H.G. de in Cuvier, F. (ed.) (1822) Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles Edn. 2, 23: 561
  4. ^ "Genus Podotheca". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  5. ^ Atlas of Living Australia
  6. ^ "Podotheca". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.


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