''Macledium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
.
Both ''Macledium'' and ''
Dicoma'' are distributed largely in tropical and southern Africa.
''Macledium'' is distinguished from genus ''Dicoma'' by a large number of characters relating to morphology and anatomy of phyllaries, corolla, anthers, style, cypsela and testa.
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Species
, Plants of the World Online
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History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:Macledium kirkii
''Macledium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Both ''Macledium'' and ''Dicoma'' are distributed largely in tropical and southern Africa. ''Macledium'' is distinguished from genus ''Dicoma'' by a large number of characters ...
'' (Harv.) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium nanum'' (Welw. ex Hiern) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium oblongum'' (Lawalrée & Mvukiy.) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium plantaginifolium'' (O.Hoffm.) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium poggei'' (O.Hoffm.) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium pretoriense'' (C.A.Sm.) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium relhanioides'' (Less.) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium sessiliflorum'' (Harv.) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium speciosum'' (DC.) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium spinosum'' (L.) S.Ortiz
*'' Macledium zeyheri'' (Sond.) S.Ortiz
In southern Africa it is informally divided into the Cape and grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominance (ecology), dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other Herbaceo ...
groups:[
*Cape species:
**''M. latifolium''
**''M. relhanioides''
**''M. spinosum''
*Grassland species:
**''M. pretoriense''
**''M. sessiliflorum'' subsp. ''sessiliflorum'' var. ''membranaceum''
**''M. speciosum''
**''M. zeyheri''
]
References
Asteraceae genera
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