''Gossweilera'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
Africa
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n flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
.
[Moore, Spencer Le Marchant. 1908. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 46: 291]
descriptions in Latin, commentary and habitat information in English
The genus is named for the Swiss-born Angolan botanist,
John Gossweiler
Johannes Gossweiler (24 December 1873, in Regensdorf – 19 February 1952, in Lisbon) aka John Gossweiler or João Gossweiler, was state botanist to the Government of Angola from 1899 until his death. He made important collections in every di ...
(1873-1952), who collected the type specimen of ''
G. lanceolata.''
[
; Species][
* '' Gossweilera lanceolata'' S.Moore - Angola
* '' Gossweilera paludosa'' S.Moore - Angola
]
References
Vernonieae
Asteraceae genera
Flora of Angola
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