Pterocephalus
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| Pterocephalus | |
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| P. porphyranthus | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Dipsacaceae |
| Genus: | Pterocephalus Vaill. ex Adans. |
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Pterocephalus is a genus in the Dipsacaceae family of herbs and shrubs, comprising 25 species ranging from the Mediterranean, to central Asia, the Himalayas, western China, and tropical Africa.[1]
[edit] Species
- P. arabicus
- P. bretschneideri
- P. brevis
- P. hookeri
- P. papposus
- P. perennis
- P. plumosus
- P. pulverulentus
- P. spathulatus
- P. dumetorum - Mountain scabious
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Kriechbaum, Monika; Kletter, Christa (2001). Tibetan medicinal plants. Stuttgart: Medpharm. p. 270. ISBN 0-8493-0031-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=ODrIXj-48RsC&pg=PA270.
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