Ochrocephala

Ochrocephala is a genus of Ethiopian flowering plants in the thistle tribe within the daisy family.[1][2]

Species

Ochrocephala
Centaurea imatongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cynareae
Genus:
Ochrocephala

Dittrich
Binomial name
Ochrocephala imatongensis
(Philipson) Dittrich
Synonyms
  • Centaurea imatongensis Philipson
  • Rhaponticum imatongense (Philipson) Soják
  • Pleiotaxis buscalioni Chiov.
  • Leuzea imatongensis (Philipson) Holub

The only known species is Ochrocephala imatongensis, native to Ethiopia.[3]

References
  1. Dittrich, Manfred. 1983. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 103(4): 476
  2. Tropicos, Ochrocephala Dittrich
  3. Sanbi, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute, African Plant Database, Ochrocephala imatongensis (Philipson) Dittrich


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