Roessleria is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It includes five species native to southern Africa, ranging from Angola and Zimbabwe to South Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subtribe: | Gorteriinae |
| Genus: | Roessleria Stångb. & Anderb. (2018) |
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The species in the genus were originally placed in genus Hirpicium. That genus was found to be paraphyletic, with the five southern African species forming a distinct clade that was given the name Roessleria. The genus is named for botanist Helmut Roessler (1926–2019).[2]
Species
editFive species are accepted.[1]
- Roessleria armerioides (DC.) Stångb. & Anderb.
- Roessleria bechuanensis (S.Moore) Stångb. & Anderb.
- Roessleria gazanioides (Harv.) Stångb. & Anderb.
- Roessleria gorterioides (Oliv. & Hiern) Stångb. & Anderb.
- Roessleria linearifolia (Bolus) Stångb. & Anderb.
References
edit- ^ a b c Roessleria Stångb. & Anderb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ F. Stångberg, P.O. Karis, A. Anderberg, 2018. Intergeneric relationships in the Gorteria clade of Arctotideae-Gorteriinae (Asteraceae), with description of a new genus, Roessleria. South African Journal of Botany, Volume 118, 2018. Pages 216-231. ISSN 0254-6299, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.07.018.