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Leucosphaera bainesii

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Leucosphaera bainesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Leucosphaera
Gilg (1897)
Species:
L. bainesii
Binomial name
Leucosphaera bainesii
(Hook.f.) Gilg (1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leucosphaera pfeilii Gilg (1897)
  • Marcellia bainesii (Hook.f.) C.B.Clarke (1909) (basionym)
  • Sericocoma bainesii Hook.f. (1880)
  • Sericocomopsis bainesii (Hook.f.) Schinz (1895)
  • Sericocoma pfeilii (Gilg) Kuntze (1903)

Leucosphaera bainesii is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a subshrub native to southern tropical and southern Africa, ranging from Angola through Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe to the Northern Provinces and Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] It is the only species in the monotypic genus Leucosphaera.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leucosphaera bainesii (Hook.f.) Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Leucosphaera Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.