Ursinia
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Ursinia calenduliflora | |
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Genus: | Ursinia |
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Ursinia paradoxa | |
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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.
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References
- ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Gaertner, Joseph. 1791. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 2: 462-463 in Latin
- ^ 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
- ^ Tropicos, Ursinia Gaertn. includes photos of herbarium specimens of several species
- ^ The Plant List search for Ursinia