Paurolepis
| Paurolepis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Vernonioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Paurolepis S.Moore |
| Species: | P. filifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Paurolepis filifolia (R.E.Fr.) Wild & G.V.Pope
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Paurolepis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes a single species, Paurolepis filifolia, a bushy perennial herb which grows up to 60 cm tall from a woody rootstock.[1] It is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, where it grows on rocky hillsides and rock outcrops in miombo woodland.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Paurolepis filifolia (R.E.Fr.) Wild & G.V.Pope". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Paurolepis filifolia in Global Plants on JSTOR". JSTOR. ITHAKA. Retrieved 9 September 2025.