Planea

Planea is a genus of flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3] The only known species is Planea schlechteri, a rare and threatened species known from only a single population in Western Cape Province in South Africa.[1][4][5][6]

Planea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus:
Planea

P.O.Karis
Binomial name
Planea schlechteri
(L.Bolus) P.O.Karis
Synonyms[1]

Metalasia schlechteri L.Bolus

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Karis, Per Ola. 1990. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 102(1): 32
  3. Tropicos, Planea P.O. Karis
  4. 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).
  5. Encyclopedia of Life, Discover Life: Point Map of Metalasia schlechteri
  6. Sanbi Red List of South African Plants includes photos and range map


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