Geigeria alata

Geigeria alata

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: Inuleae
Subtribus: Plucheinae
Genus: Geigeria
Species: Geigeria alata

Name

Geigeria alata (Hochst. & Steud.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Oliv. & Hiern (1877)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Diplostemma alatum (Hochst. & Steud.) DC., Prodr. 7(1): 75. 1838 [1].

• Homotypic
  • Cichorium alatum Hochst. & Steud., Unio Itin. no. 853. 1837.

• Heterotypic
  • Geigeria macdougalii S.Moore in Rendle, Journ. Bot. 51: 268. 1913.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Mauritania, Namibia Regional: Central Africa Chad, Mali, Niger Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Benth. & Hook.f., 1877. Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 368

Additional references

• Oliver, D. & Hiern, W.P. in Oliver, D. & al. 1877: Fl. Trop. Afr. 3: 368.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Geigeria alata. Published online. Accessed: June 11 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Geigeria alata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Geigeria alata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 June 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Geigeria alata. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 11. Reference page. 
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Geigeria alata. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2014 July 13.

Vernacular names

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