''Cymbonotus'' is a
genus of flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae from southern Australia. Three species are recognised. The
type species is ''
C. lawsonianus'' of eastern Australia, commonly known as bear's ears.
Molecular studies of African genera and ''C. lawsonianus'' showed the genus to be very closely related to the genera ''
Arctotis'' and ''
Haplocarpha
''Haplocarpha'' (onefruit) is a genus of Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent i ...
'', suggesting they must have been dispersed across the Indian Ocean to Australia somehow.
References
Asteraceae genera
Arctotideae
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