Cineraria

Cineraria is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family,[1][2] native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs.

This article is about the South African genus Cineraria. For the related ornamental plant also so named, see Florist's cineraria.

Cineraria
Cineraria geifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Senecioneae
Genus:
Cineraria

Type species
C. geifolia

In the past, the genus was commonly viewed in a broader sense including a number of species from the Canary Islands and Madeira which are now transferred to the genus Pericallis, including the florist's cineraria (Pericallis × hybrida).[3]

The uses for Cineraria include topical application for the treatment of cataracts.[4]

Species[5][6][7][8][9]
  • Cineraria abyssinica Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
  • Cineraria albicans N.E.Br.
  • Cineraria alchemilloides DC.
  • Cineraria anampoza (Baker) Baker
  • Cineraria angulosa Lam.
  • Cineraria aspera Thunb.
  • Cineraria atriplicifolia DC.
  • Cineraria austrotransvaalensis Cron
  • Cineraria canescens J.C.Wendl. ex Link
  • Cineraria cyanomontana Cron
  • Cineraria decipiens Harv.
  • Cineraria deltoidea Sond.
  • Cineraria dryogeton Cron
  • Cineraria erodioides DC.
  • Cineraria erosa (Thunb.) Harv.
  • Cineraria geifolia (L.) L.
  • Cineraria geraniifolia DC.
  • Cineraria glandulosa Cron
  • Cineraria grandibracteata Hilliard
  • Cineraria huilensis Cron
  • Cineraria lobata L'Hér.
  • Cineraria longipes S.Moore
  • Cineraria lyratiformis Cron
  • Cineraria lyrata DC.
  • Cineraria magnicephala Cron
  • Cineraria mazoensis S.Moore
  • Cineraria mollis E.Mey. ex DC.
  • Cineraria ngwenyensis Cron
  • Cineraria parvifolia Burtt Davy
  • Cineraria pinnata O.Hoffm. ex Schinz
  • Cineraria platycarpa DC.
  • Cineraria pulchra Cron
  • Cineraria saxifraga DC.
  • Cineraria vagans Hilliard
  • Cineraria vallis-pacis Dinter ex Merxm.

References
  1. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1763. Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda 1242–1245 in Latin
  2. Tropicos, Cineraria L.
  3. "Index Nominum Genericorum database". International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Smithsonian Institution. 1951. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  4. "Cineraria". Green Valley Supply. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  6. "Cineraria L." African Flowering Plant Database. 1850. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  7. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). "GRIN Species Records of Cineraria". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  8. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Cineraria L." The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  9. Tropicos. "Othonna geifolia L." Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-04-03.


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