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(Redirected from Cuspidia cernua) Genus of flowering plants

Cuspidia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Arctotideae
Subtribe: Gorteriinae
Genus: Cuspidia
Gaertn.
Species: C. cernua
Binomial name
Cuspidia cernua
(L.f.) B.L.Burtt
Synonyms
  • Gorteria cernua L.f.
  • Aspidalis Gaertn.
  • Aspidalis araneosa Gaertn.
  • Agriphyllum echinatum Desf.
  • Berkheya cernua R.Br.
  • Cuspidia araneosa (Meerb.) Gaertn.
  • Cuspidia castrata Cass.

Cuspidia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

There is only one known species, Cuspidia cernua, native to the Cape Province region of South Africa.

References

  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-16 at archive.today
  2. ^ Tropicos, Cuspidia Gaertn.
  3. Gaertner, Joseph. 1791. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 2: 454 in Latin
Taxon identifiers
Cuspidia
Cuspidia cernua
Gorteria cernua


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