Solanecio

Solanecio
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Senecioneae[1]
Genus: Solanecio
(Sch.Bip.) Walp.
Synonyms[2]
  • Senecio subgen. Solanecio Sch.Bip.

Solanecio is a genus of African plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.[3][4]

The name "Solanecio" is a combination of the names "Solanum" and "Senecio," referring to the purported resemblance the species have to both of these established genera. Resemblance to Solanum is, of course, superficial.[5]

Species[1]
  1. Solanecio angulatus
  2. Solanecio biafrae
  3. Solanecio buchwaldii
  4. Solanecio cydoniifolius
  5. Solanecio epidendricus
  6. Solanecio gigas
  7. Solanecio goetzei
  8. Solanecio gymnocarpus
  9. Solanecio gynuroides
  10. Solanecio harennensis
  11. Solanecio kanzibiensis
  12. Solanecio lainzii
  13. Solanecio mannii
  14. Solanecio mirabilis
  15. Solanecio nandensis
  16. Solanecio tuberosus

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Solanecio (Sch. Bip.) Walp.
  3. ↑ Walpers, Wilhelm Gerhard. 1846. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae 6: 273
  4. ↑ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Senecioneae" (HTML). Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. ↑ Schultz, Carl Heinrich Bipontinus. 1842. Flora 25: 441-442 in German