Marasmodes Explained

Marasmodes is a genus of South African shrubs in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.^{[1] [2]} It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

13 species are accepted:^{[3] [4]}

• Marasmodes beyersiana
• Marasmodes defoliata
• Marasmodes dummeri Bolus ex Hutch.
• Marasmodes fasciculata
• Marasmodes macrocephala
• Marasmodes oligocephala DC.
• Marasmodes oubinae
• Marasmodes polycephala DC.
• Marasmodes reflexa
• Marasmodes schlechteri
• Marasmodes spinosa
• Marasmodes trifida
• Marasmodes undulata Compton

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/150077#page/141/mode/1up Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1838. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 6: 136
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40013622 Tropicos, Marasmodes DC.
3. 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).
4. https://archive.today/20141218130531/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameSearch&searchText=Marasmodes&searchField=NameFull Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist