Pechuel-loeschea
Pechuel-loeschea, common name Stinkbush or Bitterbos, is a genus of African plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family, and named after the German plant collector and geographer Eduard Pechuël-Loesche (1840-1913).
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| Genus: | Pechuel-loeschea |
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| Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae | |
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The only known species is Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae, native to Namibia and South Africa.[2][3]
References
- Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- "Pechuel-Loeschea | Species Dictionary | Southern Africa | iSpot Nature". www.ispotnature.org. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
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