Pericallis

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Pericallis
Pericallis cruenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Pericallis
D.Don

Pericallis is a small genus of 14 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was often included in either Cineraria or Senecio.

The florist's cineraria (Pericallis × hybrida) is a hybrid between P. cruenta and P. lanata.[citation needed]

Species

Species include:[1]

References

  1. ^ Jones, K. E., Reyes‐Betancort, J. A., Hiscock, S. J., & Carine, M. A. (2014). Allopatric diversification, multiple habitat shifts, and hybridization in the evolution of Pericallis (Asteraceae), a Macaronesian endemic genus. American journal of botany, 101(4), 637-651. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3732/ajb.1300390

External links

  • Theodore M. Barkley, "Pericallis D.Don in R. Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2. 3: plate 228. 1834", Flora of North America, vol. 20