Leysera

Leysera
Laysera leyseroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus: Leysera
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Synonyms[2]
  • Leyssera L., alternative spelling
  • Callicornia Burm.f.
  • Callisia L. 1760, illegitimate homonym, not Loefl. 1758 (Commelinaceae)
  • Asteropterus Adans.
  • Leptophytus Cass.

Leysera is a genus of African flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the sunflower family.[1][3]

Species[1][4]
  1. Leysera callicornia Gaertn.
  2. Leysera gnaphalodes (L.) L.
  3. Leysera gnaphaloides Thunb.
  4. Leysera leyseroides (Desf.) Maire
  5. Leysera tenella DC.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Linnaeus, Carl von. 1763. Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda 1249 in Latin
  2. ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Leysera L.
  4. ↑ The Plant List search for Leysera