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Genus of flowering plants

Pentzia
Pentzia incana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Pentzia
Thunb.
Type species
Pentzia crenata
Thunb.
Synonyms
  • Asteringa E.Mey. ex DC.

Pentzia is a genus of African plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. One species (P. incana) is naturalized in Australia and in the southwestern United States.

The genus is named for Swedish plant collector Hendrik Christian Pentz, 1738–1803.

Species
formerly included

numerous species once considered part of Pentzia now regarded as better suited to other genera: Foveolina Gymnopentzia Inulanthera Myxopappus Oncosiphon Phymaspermum Rennera

References

  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  2. Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1800. Prodromus plantarum Capensium :quas in promontorio Bonæ Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775 page 145 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Pentzia Thunb.
  4. ^ David J. Keil. "Pentzia Thunberg, Prodr. Pl. Cap. 145. 1800". Asteraceae. Flora of North America. Vol. 19–21. p. 543. ISBN 978-0-19-530563-0.
  5. The Plant List search for Pentzia
Taxon identifiers
Pentzia


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