Millotia

Millotia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus: Millotia
Cass.[2]
Synonyms[1]
  • Millottia Stapf, alternate spelling
  • Scyphocoronis A.Gray
  • Toxanthes Turcz.

Millotia is a genus of small annual herbs in the pussy's-toes tribe within the sunflower family.[3][4][5]

The genus name honours French historian Claude-François-Xavier Millot.[6]

Species[1][7]

All known species are endemic to Australia:[2]

  1. Millotia depauperata Stapf
  2. Millotia dimorpha P.S.Short
  3. Millotia eichleri P.S.Short
  4. Millotia falcata P.S.Short
  5. Millotia greevesii F.Muell. - creeping millotia[8]
  6. Millotia incurva (D.A.Cooke) P.S.Short
  7. Millotia jacksonii P.S.Short
  8. Millotia major (Turcz.) P.S.Short
  9. Millotia muelleri (Sond.) P.S.Short - common bow-flower[6]
  10. Millotia myosotidifolia (Benth.) Steetz - broad-leaved millotia[3]
  11. Millotia perpusilla (Turcz.) P.S.Short - tiny bow-flower[3]
  12. Millotia pilosa P.S.Short
  13. Millotia steetziana P.S.Short
  14. Millotia tenuifolia Cass. - soft millotia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Millotia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Genus Millotia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  4. ↑ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1829. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 17: 416-417 in French
  5. ↑ Tropicos, Millotia Cass.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Corrick, M.G. and Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
  7. ↑ The Plant List search for Millotia
  8. ↑ "Millotia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 2009-08-04.