Pentzia is a genus of African plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3] One species (P. incana) is naturalized in Australia and in the southwestern United States.[4]
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| Pentzia incana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Anthemideae |
| Genus: | Pentzia Thunb. |
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| Pentzia crenata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus is named for Swedish plant collector Hendrik Christian Pentz, 1738–1803.[4]
- Pentzia arabica Thulin
- Pentzia argentea Hutch.
- Pentzia bolusii Hutch.
- Pentzia burchellii Fenzl ex Harv. & Sond.
- Pentzia calcarea Kies
- Pentzia calva S.Moore
- Pentzia cooperi Harv.
- Pentzia cotuloides DC.
- Pentzia crenata Thunb.
- Pentzia dentata (L.) Kuntze
- Pentzia elegans DC.
- Pentzia globosa Less.
- Pentzia hesperidum Maire & Wilczek
- Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze
- Pentzia lanata Hutch.
- Pentzia microphylla DC.
- Pentzia monocephala S.Moore
- Pentzia monodiana Maire
- Pentzia nana Burch.
- Pentzia peduncularis B.Nord.
- Pentzia pinnatisecta Hutch.
- Pentzia punctata Harv.
- Pentzia quinquefida (Thunb.) Less.
- Pentzia somalensis E.A.Bruce ex Thulin
- Pentzia sphaerocephala DC.
- Pentzia spinescens Less.
- Pentzia suffruticosa (L.) Hutch.
- Pentzia tomentosa B.Nord.
- Pentzia tortuosa (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv.
- Pentzia trifida Schltr. ex Magee & J.C.Manning
- Pentzia trifurcata Sch.Bip.
- Pentzia viridis Kies
- formerly included[1]
numerous species once considered part of Pentzia now regarded as better suited to other genera: Foveolina Gymnopentzia Inulanthera Myxopappus Oncosiphon Phymaspermum Rennera
References
edit- ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- ^ Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1800. Prodromus plantarum Capensium :quas in promontorio Bonæ Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775 page 145 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Pentzia Thunb.
- ^ a b David J. Keil. "Pentzia Thunberg, Prodr. Pl. Cap. 145. 1800". Asteraceae. Flora of North America. Vol. 19–21. p. 543. ISBN 978-0-19-530563-0.
- ^ The Plant List search for Pentzia
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