''Muschleria'' 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
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 islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n flowering plants in the tribe
Vernonieae
Vernonieae is a tribe of about 1300 species of plants in the aster family. They are mostly found in the tropics and warmer temperate areas, both in the Americas and the Old World. They are mostly herbaceous plants or shrubs, although there is a ...
within 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. 1914. Journal of botany, British and foreign 52: 89-90]
descriptions in Latin, commentary in EnglishMoore, Spencer Le Marchant. 1914. Journal of botany, British and foreign 52: plate 530
line drawing of ''Muschleria angolensis''
The genus is named in honour of German botanist Reinhold Conrad Muschler
Reinhold Conrad Muschler aka Reno Muschler (9 August 1882 Berlin – 10 December 1957 Berlin), was a German botanist, explorer and writer, who worked on the taxonomy of North African flora. He travelled extensively with Ernest Friedrich Gilg (1867â ...
(1882–1957).[
;Species][Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
''Muschleria angolensis'' S.Moore - Angola
, national_anthem = " Angola Avante"()
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, capital = Luanda
, religion =
, religion_year = 2020
, religion_ref =
, coordina ...
;Formerly included[
see '' Brachythrix''
*''Muschleria stolzii'' S.Moore - '' Brachythrix stolzii'' (S.Moore) Wild & G.V.Pope
]
References
Vernonieae
Monotypic Asteraceae genera
Flora of Angola
{{Asteraceae-stub