Pasaccardoa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
Tribe: | Dicomeae |
Genus: | Pasaccardoa O. Kuntze |
Type species | |
Pasaccardoa grantii (Bentham ex Oliver) O. Kuntze
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Synonyms[1] | |
Pasaccardoa is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][4]
The genus is native to Angola, Tanzania, Zambia and Zaïre.[5]
The genus was circumscribed by Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. vol.1 on page 354 in 1891.[5]
The genus name of Pasaccardoa is in honour of Pier Andrea Saccardo (1845–1920), who was an Italian botanist and mycologist.[6]