Rhanterium
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Rhanterium | |
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Rhanterium epapposum | |
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Tribe: | Inuleae[1]
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Genus: | Rhanterium |
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Rhanterium suaveolens |
Rhanterium is a genus of dwarf-shrubs in the plougman's-spikenard tribe within the daisy family growing in the deserts of the Middle East and northern Africa.[2][3][4]
- Rhanterium adpressum Coss. & Durieu - Morocco, Algeria
- Rhanterium epapposum Oliv. - Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan
- Rhanterium suaveolens Desf. - Algeria, Libya, Tunisia[7]
References
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Dictionnaire des sciences naturels. Levrault, Schoell. 1827. pp. 312–314.
- ^ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1791. Flora Atlantica 2: 291-292 in Latin
- ^ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1791. Flora Atlantica 2: plate 240 full-page line drawing of Rhanterium suaveolens
- ^ The Plant List search for Rhanterium
- ^ Flora of Qatar, Rhanterium epapposum Oliv.
- ^ "Rhanterium suaveolens". Sahara-nature (in French).