Denekia

Denekia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae.[3][4]

Denekia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Gnaphalieae
Genus:
Denekia

Thunb. 1801
Binomial name
Denekia capensis
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Denekia Thunb. 1800, name published without description, with description in 1801 publication
  • Denekia capensis var. latifolia DC.
  • Denekia glabrata DC.
  • Amphidoxa glandulosa Klatt
  • Denekia capensis var. minor DC.

There is only one known species, Denekia capensis, native to southern and tropical Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Malawi, Tanzania).[2]

References
  1. Tropicos, search for Denekia
  2. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1801. Nova Genera Plantarum 177
  4. Tropicos, Denekia Thunb.


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