| Pascalia | |
|---|---|
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| Pascalia glauca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
| Genus: | Pascalia Ortega |
| Type species | |
| Pascalia glauca Ortega | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lorentzia Griseb. | |
Pascalia is genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
It is native to South America, and found in (north-eastern, north-western and southern) Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has been introduced the following regions, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, (in USA), the Northern Provinces (South Africa), Palestine, Portugal, Spain, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria (in Australia).
The genus name of Pascalia is in honour of Diego Baldassare Pascal (1768–1812), a French-born Italian doctor and botanist. He was also professor of botany in Parma and botanical garden director. It was first described and published in Nov. Rar. Pl. Descr. Dec. on page 39 in 1797.
Known species
According to Kew;
- Pascalia glauca Ortega
- Pascalia subvaginata (N.E.Br.) Strother
References
- ^ "Pascalia Ortega | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Data related to Pascalia at Wikispecies