Dasysphaera
| Dasysphaera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
| Genus: | Dasysphaera Volkens ex Gilg |
| Species | |
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Dasysphaera is a genus of plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae and is found in Africa distributed in north-east and east tropical Africa.[1]
The genus has four accepted species:[2]
- Dasysphaera alternifolia Chiov.
- Dasysphaera hyposericea (Chiov.) C.C.Townsend
- Dasysphaera robecchii Lopr.
- Dasysphaera tomentosa Lopr.
The species Dasysphaera prostrata has been variably assigned either to the genus Dasysphaera or to Volkensinia.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Dasysphaera Volkens ex Gilg". Plants of the World Online Kew Science, retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2020-04-16 Beta". Catalogue of Life, retrieved 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ Townsend, C.C., 1979. The Genera Dasysphaera and Volkensinia: Notes on Amaranthaceae: IV. Kew Bulletin, pp.417-419.
- ^ Ghazanfar, S.A., Beentje, H.J. (2010). Sabkha Regions of Tropical East Africa. In: Öztürk, M., Böer, B., Barth, HJ., Clüsener-Godt, M., Khan, M., Breckle, SW. (eds) Sabkha Ecosystems. Tasks for Vegetation Science, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9673-9_1