Caputia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to South Africa.[2] It may be of hybrid origin.[3] Species in this genus were formerly considered part of the genus Senecio.[1]
| Caputia | |
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| Caputia tomentosa (formerly known as Senecio haworthii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Caputia B.Nord. & Pelser[1] |
Species
editCurrently accepted species include:[2]
- Caputia medley-woodii (Hutch.) B.Nord. & Pelser
- Caputia oribiensis (van Jaarsv.) J.C.Manning
- Caputia pyramidata (DC.) B.Nord. & Pelser
- Caputia scaposa (DC.) B.Nord. & Pelser
- Caputia tomentosa (Haw.) B.Nord. & Pelser
References
edit- ^ a b Nordenstam, B. & Pelser, P. B. 2012. Caputia, a new genus to accommodate four succulent South African Senecioneae (Compositae) species. Compositae Newsletter. 50: 59.
- ^ a b "Caputia B.Nord. & Pelser". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Pelser, Pieter B.; Kennedy, Aaron H.; Tepe, Eric J.; Shidler, Jacob B.; Nordenstam, Bertil; Kadereit, Joachim W.; Watson, Linda E. (2010). "Patterns and causes of incongruence between plastid and nuclear Senecioneae (Asteraceae) phylogenies". American Journal of Botany. 97 (5): 856–873. doi:10.3732/ajb.0900287. PMID 21622451.