Guizotia

sunflecks
Guizotia abyssinica achenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Guizotia
Cass.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Veslingia Vis.
  • Ramtilla DC.
  • Werrinuwa B.Heyne

Guizotia is a genus[3] of African herbs in the sunflower family.[4][5] They are often known as sunflecks. The species G. abyssinica is occasionally found outside of cultivation in Europe, North America and Asia.[6][7][8]

The closest relatives of Guizotia within the tribe Heliantheae (sensu lato) are not clear.[3]

Species[2]
  1. Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass.
  2. Guizotia arborescens Friis
  3. Guizotia candussioi Cif.
  4. Guizotia jacksonii (S.Moore) J.Baagøe
  5. Guizotia scabra (Vis.) Chiov.
  6. Guizotia schimperi Sch.Bip.
  7. Guizotia schimperi Sch.Bip. ex Walp.
  8. Guizotia villosa Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
  9. Guizotia villosula Cif.
  10. Guizotia zavattarii Lanza

References

  1. ↑ International Plant Name Index
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Guizotia Cassini". Flora of North America.
  4. ↑ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de, in Cuvier, Georges-Frédéric. 1829. Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les artes. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes 59: 237, 247–248description in Latin, commentary in French
  5. ↑ Tropicos, Guizotia Cass.
  6. ↑ "Guizotia abyssinica (Linnaeus f.) Cassini". Flora of North America.
  7. ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment
  8. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 866 小葵子 xiao kui zi Guizotia abyssinica (Linnaeus f.) Cassini in F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 59: 248. 1829.