Sphaeranthus

Sphaeranthus is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the stinkwort tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]

Species[1]
  • Sphaeranthus africanus - Tanzania, Madagascar, Iran, Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, northern Australia
  • Sphaeranthus amaranthoides - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
  • Sphaeranthus angolensis - Angola
  • Sphaeranthus angustifolius - Madagascar
  • Sphaeranthus bullatus - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus chandleri - Uganda
  • Sphaeranthus confertifolius - Kenya
  • Sphaeranthus cristatus - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus epigaeus - South Africa
  • Sphaeranthus fischeri - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus flexuosus - South Africa, Zambia
  • Sphaeranthus foliosus
  • Sphaeranthus greenwayi - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus indicus - Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, northern Australia
  • Sphaeranthus kirkii - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus mimetes - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus mozambiquensis - Mozambique
  • Sphaeranthus neglectus - South Africa, Madagascar
  • Sphaeranthus oppositifolius - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus peduncularis - South Africa
  • Sphaeranthus ramosus - Ethiopia
  • Sphaeranthus randii - Zimbabwe, Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus salinarum
  • Sphaeranthus samburuensis - Kenya
  • Sphaeranthus senegalensis
  • Sphaeranthus similis - Angola
  • Sphaeranthus spathulatus - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus steetzii - Ethiopia
  • Sphaeranthus strobiliferus - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus stuhlmannii - Tanzania
  • Sphaeranthus suaveolens - Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi
  • Sphaeranthus ukambensis - Kenya
  • Sphaeranthus wattii - South Africa
  • Sphaeranthus zavattarii - Ethiopia
formerly included[1]

Sphaeranthus
Sphaeranthus indicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Inuleae[1]
Genus:
Sphaeranthus

Type species
Sphaeranthus indicus
Synonyms[1]
  • Oligolepis Wight
  • Tisserantia Humbert
  • Sphaeranthus sect. Eusphaeranthus DC.
  • Polycephalos Forssk.
  • Oligolepis Cass. ex DC.

several species now in other genera: of Athroisma Pterocaulon

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at Archive.today
  2. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 927 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Sphaeranthus L.


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