''Pericallis'' is a small
genus
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of 15
species
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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') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Asteraceae
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, native to the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
,
Madeira
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and
Azores
)
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. The genus includes
herbaceous
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plants and small
subshrub
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s. In the past, the genus was often included in either ''
Cineraria
''Cineraria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native primarily to southern Africa with a few species farther north. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs.
In the past, the genus was commonly viewed ...
'' or ''
Senecio
''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels.
Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants.
Description
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''.
The florist's cineraria (
''Pericallis'' × ''hybrida'') is a
hybrid
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** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species
** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...
between ''P. cruenta'' and ''P. lanata''.
Species
Species include:
[Jones, K. E., Reyes‐Betancort, J. A., Hiscock, S. J., & Carine, M. A. (2014). Allopatric diversification, multiple habitat shifts, and hybridization in the evolution of Pericallis (Asteraceae), a Macaronesian endemic genus. American journal of botany, 101(4), 637-651. https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3732/ajb.1300390]
*''
Pericallis appendiculata''
(L.f.) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis aurita
''Pericallis'' is a small genus of 15 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores. The genus includes herbaceous plants and small subshrubs. In the past, the genus was often included in e ...
''
(L'Hér.) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis cruenta
''Pericallis cruenta'' ( syns. ''Senecio cruentus'' and ''Cineraria cruenta'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to La Gomera and Tenerife islands of the Canary Islands. It has a nonwoody growth form and is typicall ...
''
(L'Hér.) Bolle
*''
Pericallis echinata''
(L.f.) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis hadrosoma''
(Svent.) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis hansenii''
(G.Kunkel) Sunding
*''
Pericallis lanata''
(L'Hér.) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis malvifolia''
(L'Hér.) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis menezesii''
R. Jardim, K. E. Jones, Carine & M. Seq.
*''
Pericallis multiflora''
(L'Hér.) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis murrayi''
(Bornm.) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis papyracea''
(DC.) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis steetzii''
(Bolle) B.Nord.
*''
Pericallis tussilaginis''
(L'Hér.) D.Don
*''
Pericallis webbii''
(Sch. Bip.) Bolle
References
External links
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Asteraceae genera
Endemic flora of Macaronesia
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