Metalasia muricata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Gnaphalieae
Subtribus: Gnaphaliinae
Genus: Metalasia
Species: Metalasia muricata

Name

Metalasia muricata (L.) R.Br., Observ. Compositae 124. 1817 [before Sep 1817] ; a preprint from Trans. Linn. Soc. London 12(1): 75–142. (1817 publ. 25 Feb 1818). Also see D. Don, in Mem. Wern. Soc. v. (1826) 557

Synonyms

Gnaphalium fasciculatum Lam.
Gnaphalium muricatum Thunb.
Gnaphalium polyanthos Thunb.
Gnaphalium umbellatum Schrank
Helichrysum saturejifolium Berg. ex Moench
Metalasia cristata DC.
Metalasia cymosa Cass.
Metalasia ericoides Sieber ex DC.
Metalasia phylicoides D. Don
Metalasia umbellata Cass.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (Cape Prov.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

R.Br., Observations on the Natural Family of Plants called Compositae 124. 1817

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Metalasia muricata. Published online. Accessed: January 21 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Metalasia muricata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 January 21.
Tropicos.org 2018. Metalasia muricata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 January 2018.
Hassler, M. 2018. Metalasia muricata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 January 21. Reference page.

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