Pterachaenia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][1]
Pterachaenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Subtribe: | Scorzonerinae |
Genus: | Pterachaenia (Benth.) Lipsch. |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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- Species
Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2024:[4]
- Pterachaenia codringtonii (Rech.f.) Zaika, Sukhor. & N.Kilian
- Pterachaenia stewartii (Hook.f.) R.R.Stewart
Pterachaenia stewartii is native to Afghanistan and Pakistan.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b The International Plant Names Index
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Lipschitz, Sergej Julievitsch. 1939. Fragm. Monogr. Gen. Scorzon. 11. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 31
- ^ "Pterachaenia (Benth. & Hook.f.) Lipsch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Stewart, Ralph Randles. 1952. Punjab (Pakistan) For. Rec. ii. No. 1 (Cat. Pl. Rawalpindi Distr.) 50