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Podotheca

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Podotheca
Podotheca chrysantha
Podotheca gnaphalioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Podotheca
Cass., conserved name[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Podosperma Labill.

Podotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. All species are endemic to Western Australia, except for Podotheca angustifolia which occurs across the south of Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, southwestern New South Wales, †Tasmania).[4][5]

Taxonomy

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The genus, Podotheca, was first described by Cassini in 1822 and the type species is Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less.[1]

Species[3][6]
formerly included[3]

see Rhodanthe

References

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  1. ^ a b "Podotheca Cass". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. ^ Cassini, A.H.G. de in Cuvier, F. (ed.) (1822) Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles Edn. 2, 23: 561
  3. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. ^ "Genus Podotheca". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  5. ^ Atlas of Living Australia
  6. ^ "Podotheca". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.