Dolichothrix

Dolichothrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Dolichothrix
Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Type species
Dolichothrix ericoides
(Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Synonyms[1]
  • Xeranthemum ericoides Lam.
  • Stoebe nivea Thunb.
  • Klenzea lycopodioides Sch.Bip. ex Walp.
  • Gnaphalium argyrocoma Sch.Bip.
  • Bryomorphe lycopodioides (Sch.Bip. ex Sch.Bip.) Levyns
  • Helichrysum ericoides (Lam.) Pers.
  • Argyrocome ericoides Poir.
  • Aphelexis ericoides Sweet
  • Helichrysum aretioides Turcz.

Dolichothrix is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae).[2][3]

There is only one known species, Dolichothrix ericoides, endemic to the Cape Province region of South Africa.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Hilliard, Olive Mary & Burtt, Brian Laurence. 1981. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 82: 222
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Dolichothrix Hilliard & B.L. Burtt
  4. ↑ The Plant List, Dolichothrix ericoides (Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt