Pechuel-loeschea
| Stinkbush or Bitterbos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae[1] |
| Genus: | Pechuel-loeschea O.Hoffm. |
| Binomial name | |
| Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae O.Hoffm. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pechuel-loeschea, common name Stinkbush or Bitterbos, is a genus of African plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family, and named after the German plant collector and geographer Eduard Pechuël-Loesche (1840-1913).
- Species[1]
The only known species is Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae, native to Namibia and South Africa.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Sanbi, iSpot, Observations in the Genus: Pechuel-Loeschea
- ↑ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).