Planea is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.[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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Planea P.O.Karis |
| Species: | P. schlechteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Planea schlechteri (L.Bolus) P.O.Karis
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Metalasia schlechteri L.Bolus | |
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Karis, Per Ola. 1990. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 102(1): 32
- ^ Tropicos, Planea P.O. Karis
- ^ 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).
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life, Discover Life: Point Map of Metalasia schlechteri
- ^ Sanbi Red List of South African Plants includes photos and range map
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