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 ...
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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 plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae 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 ...
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; formerly included
A few dozen species now regarded as members of other genera: ''
Dicerothamnus
''Dicerothamnus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to 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. ...
Dolichothrix
''Dolichothrix'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
There is only one known species, ''Dolichothrix ericoides'', endemic to the Cape Province region of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Af ...
Disparago
''Disparago'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
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All the species are endemic to the Cape Province region of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa ...
Metalasia
''Metalasia'' is a genus of African flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera withi ...
Trichogyne
''Ifloga'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
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Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was laun ...