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Ursinia

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Ursinia
Ursinia calenduliflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Anthemideae[1]
Genus:
Ursinia

Type species
Ursinia paradoxa
Synonyms[1]

Ursinia is a genus of African plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.[2][3][4]

The genus is named in honor of German scholar Johannes Heinrich Ursinus 1608-1667.

Species[1][5]
4

References

  1. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Gaertner, Joseph. 1791. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 2: 462-463 in Latin
  3. ^ Gaertner, Joseph. 1791. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 2: plate XLXXIV (174), figures 7A-7L line drawings of flowers and flower heads of Ursinia paradoxa
  4. ^ Tropicos, Ursinia Gaertn. includes photos of herbarium specimens of several species
  5. ^ The Plant List search for Ursinia


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