Pterocephalus

Pterocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae[1] of herbs and shrubs, comprising 25 species ranging from the Mediterranean, to central Asia, the Himalayas, western China, and tropical Africa.[2]

Pterocephalus
Pterocephalus porphyranthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Pterocephalus
Vaill. ex Adans.
Species

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From Greek πτερον, pteron, a wing, and κεφαλη, kephale, a head, in reference to the receptacle of the flowers being villous or chaffy.[3]

Species
  • Pterocephalus arabicus
  • Pterocephalus bretschneideri
  • Pterocephalus brevis
  • Pterocephalus hookeri
  • Pterocephalus papposus
  • Pterocephalus perennis
  • Pterocephalus plumosus
  • Pterocephalus pulverulentus
  • Pterocephalus spathulatus
  • Pterocephalus dumetorum - Mountain scabious
  • Pterocephalus lasiospermus
  • Pterocephalus porphyranthus
  • Pterocephalus virens
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References
  1. "Pterocephalus", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
  2. Kriechbaum, Monika; Kletter, Christa (2001). Tibetan medicinal plants. Stuttgart: Medpharm. p. 270. ISBN 0-8493-0031-2.
  3. George Don, Jr. (1834). A general system of gardening and botany. Founded upon Miller's Gardener's dictionary, and arranged according to the natural system. volume III (Calyciflorae). Gilbert and Rivington. p. 688.


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