''Macledium'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of flowering plants in the
daisy family.
Both ''Macledium'' and ''
Dicoma
''Dicoma'' is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') ...
'' are distributed largely in tropical and southern Africa.
''Macledium'' is distinguished from genus ''Dicoma'' by a large number of characters relating to morphology and anatomy of phyllaries, corolla, anthers, style, cypsela and testa.
[
The genus contains some 20 species.][
*Cape species:
**'' M. latifolium''
**'' M. relhanioides''
**'' M. spinosum''
*Grassland species:
**'' M. pretoriense''
**'' M. sessiliflorum'' subsp. ''sessiliflorum'' var. ''membranaceum''
**'' M. speciosum''
**'' M. zeyheri''
]
References
Asteraceae genera
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