Oresbia

Oresbia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Oresbia Cron & B.Nord.
Species:	O. heterocarpa
Binomial name
Oresbia heterocarpa Cron & B.Nord. (2006)
Synonyms[1][2][3]
Cineraria tomentosa Less. Senecio lantus L.f.

Oresbia heterocarpa is the perennial plant that is the only species in the South African native genus^[3] Oresbia and member of the tribe Senecioneae in the family Asteraceae.^[4]

Description

Leaves are without petiole and directly attached to the stem, smooth margins and with thick hair underneath. Having more than one form of flower starting with a four-winged ray floret which matures into a one-seeded, one-celled, fruits which remain closed at maturity; an achene with the calyx tube remaining attached.^[3]

References

1. UniProt. "Genus Oresbia". Retrieved 2008-06-29.
2. "Oresbia heterocarpa". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-06-29.
3. Nordenstam, Bertil; Cron, Glynis V. (July 2006). "Oresbia, a New South African Genus of the Asteraceae, Senecioneae". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 16 (2): 216–223. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[216:OANSAG]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85273011.
4. The International Compositae Alliance. "Genera of Compositae" (PDF). Bergius Botanic Garden and Stockholm University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-06-29.

External links

• Media related to Oresbia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Oresbia at Wikispecies
• Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
• "Oresbia". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-06-30.