Ighermia Explained

Ighermia was a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. It had only one species, Ighermia pinifolia ^[1] It was first published in Nordic J. Bot. Vol.3 on page 445 in 1983.^[1]

The genus name of Ighermia is derived from "Ighermi", a Berber name of this plant.^[2]

This is now classed as a synonym of Asteriscus ^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ighermia pinifolia (Maire & Wilczek) Wiklund Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 4 October 2021 . en.
2. René Maire. Contribution à l'étude de la Flore de l'Afrique du Nord. Fascicule 24. Bulletin de la Société d'histoire naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord. volume 27. see pages 233-234.https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/11178/?offset=#page=239&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=
3. Web site: Ighermia Wiklund Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 4 October 2021 . en.