Solanecio

Solanecio is a genus of African plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.[3][4]

Solanecio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Senecioneae[1]
Genus:
Solanecio

Synonyms[2]

The name "Solanecio" is a combination of the names "Solanum" and "Senecio," referring to the purported resemblance the species have to both of these established genera. Resemblance to Solanum is, of course, superficial.[5]

Species[1]
  • Solanecio angulatus
  • Solanecio biafrae
  • Solanecio buchwaldii
  • Solanecio cydoniifolius
  • Solanecio epidendricus
  • Solanecio gigas
  • Solanecio goetzei
  • Solanecio gymnocarpus
  • Solanecio gynuroides
  • Solanecio harennensis
  • Solanecio kanzibiensis
  • Solanecio lainzii
  • Solanecio mannii
  • Solanecio mirabilis
  • Solanecio nandensis
  • Solanecio tuberosus

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at Archive.today
  2. Tropicos, Solanecio (Sch. Bip.) Walp.
  3. Walpers, Wilhelm Gerhard. 1846. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae 6: 273
  4. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Senecioneae". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. Schultz, Carl Heinrich Bipontinus. 1842. Flora 25: 441-442 in German


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