Eriocephalus

Eriocephalus
Eriocephalus africanus[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Eriocephalus
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Synonyms[2]
  • Brachygyne Cass.
  • Monochlaena Cass.
  • Cryptogyne Cass. 1827, rejected name not Cryptogyne Hook.f. 1876 (Sapotaceae)
  • Eriocephalus sect. Cryptogyne (Cass.) DC.
Eriocephalus africanus in flower
Eriocephalus africanus after seeding
Eriocephalus africanus; details of inflorescence

Eriocephalus is a genus of African flowering plants in the daisy family.[3][4]

  1. ^ 1805 illustration from Edwards, Sydenham - The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 22
  2. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 926-927 in Latin
  4. ^ Tropicos, Eriocephalus L.