Pentzia Explained
Pentzia is a genus of African plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.[1] [2] One species (P. incana) is naturalized in Australia and in the southwestern United States.[3]
The genus is named for Swedish plant collector Hendrik Christian Pentz, 1738–1803.[3]
- Species[4]
formerly included[5] numerous species once considered part of Pentzia now regarded as better suited to other genera: Foveolina Gymnopentzia Inulanthera Myxopappus Oncosiphon Phymaspermum Rennera
Notes and References
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3586552#page/68/mode/1up Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1800. Prodromus plantarum Capensium :quas in promontorio Bonæ Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775 page 145
- http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40004183 Tropicos, Pentzia Thunb.
- Book: . Asteraceae . 19–21 . Pentzia Thunberg, Prodr. Pl. Cap. 145. 1800 . David J. Keil . 543 . 978-0-19-530563-0.
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Pentzia The Plant List search for Pentzia
- http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/compositaeweb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
