Oresbia

Oresbia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Oresbia
Species:	O. heterocarpa; Cron & B.Nord. (2006)
Type species
	Oresbia heterocarpa Cron & B.Nord. (2006);
Synonyms
	Cineraria tomentosa Less.; Senecio lantus L.f.; Sources: UniProt,[1] IPNI,[2] Novon[3]

Oresbia heterocarpa is the perennial plant that is the only species in the South African native genus[3] Oresbia and member of the tribe Senecioneae in the family Asteraceae.[4]

Description

Leaves are without petiole and directly attached to the stem, smooth margins and with thick hair underneath. Having more than one form of flower starting with a four-winged ray floret which matures into a one-seeded, one-celled, fruits which remain closed at maturity; an achene with the calyx tube remaining attached.[3]

References

UniProt. "Genus Oresbia". Retrieved 2008-06-29.
"Oresbia heterocarpa". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
Nordenstam, Bertil; Cron, Glynis V. (July 2006). "Oresbia, a New South African Genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 16 (2): 216–223. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[216:OANSAG]2.0.CO;2.
The International Compositae Alliance. "Genera of Compositae" (PDF). Bergius Botanic Garden and Stockholm University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-06-29.

External links

Media related to Oresbia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Oresbia at Wikispecies

Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co. Missing or empty |title= (help)
"Oresbia". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-06-30.

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[UniProt-1] UniProt. "Genus Oresbia". Retrieved 2008-06-29.

[IPNI-2] "Oresbia heterocarpa". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2008-06-29.

[Oresbia-3] Nordenstam, Bertil; Cron, Glynis V. (July 2006). "Oresbia, a New South African Genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 16 (2): 216–223. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[216:OANSAG]2.0.CO;2.

[Compositae-4] The International Compositae Alliance. "Genera of Compositae" (PDF). Bergius Botanic Garden and Stockholm University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-06-29.