''Oedera'' is a genus of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
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flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the tribe
Gnaphalieae
The Gnaphalieae, commonly known as paper daisies, are a tribe of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is most closely related to the tribes Anthemideae, Astereae, and Calenduleae.
Characteristics
This group is most diverse in South Ame ...
within 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 ...
. The genus is named in honor of the Danish botanist
Georg Christian Oeder.
The species have yellow central and ray florets in their
flower-heads. Their seeds all have a little crown of scales, and the leaves are often fragrant and unpalatable for stock grazing.
Species
Species accepted by the
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
as of March 2024:
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Oedera acerosa''
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Oedera calycina''
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Oedera capensis''
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Oedera conferta''
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Oedera corymbosa''
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Oedera decussata''
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Oedera dieterlenii''
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Oedera epaleacea''
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Oedera flavicoma''
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Oedera foveolata''
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Oedera fruticosa''
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Oedera garnotii''
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Oedera genistifolia''
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Oedera glandulosa''
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Oedera hirta''
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Oedera humilis''
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Oedera imbricata''
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Oedera intermedia''
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Oedera laevis''
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Oedera longipes''
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Oedera montana''
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Oedera muirii''
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Oedera multipunctata
''Oedera'' is a genus of African flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus is named in honor of the Danish botanist Georg Christian Oeder.
The species have yellow central and ray florets in their flower- ...
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Oedera nordenstamii''
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Oedera oppositifolia''
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Oedera pungens''
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Oedera relhanioides''
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Oedera resinifera''
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Oedera rotundifolia''
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Oedera sedifolia''
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Oedera silicicola''
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Oedera spathulifolia''
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Oedera speciosa''
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Oedera spinescens''
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Oedera squarrosa''
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Oedera steyniae''
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Oedera tricephala''
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Oedera uniflora''
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Oedera virgata''
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Oedera viscosa''
Formerly included
See ''
Flaveria Heterolepis
''Heterolepis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.Per Ola Karis. 2007. "Arctotideae" pages 200-207. In: Klaus Kubitzki (series editor); Joachim W. Kadereit and Charles Jeffrey (volume editors). ''The Families and Genera of ...
Hirpicium
''Gorteria'' is a genus of small annual herbaceous plants or shrubs that is assigned to the daisy family (Compositae or Asteraceae). It includes 12 species native to eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa. Like in al ...
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* ''Oedera aliena''
L.f. - ''
Heterolepis aliena''
(L.f.) Druce
* ''Oedera alienata''
Thunb. - ''
Hirpicium alienatum''
(Thunb.) Druce
* ''Oedera trinervia''
Spreng. - ''
Flaveria trinervia''
(Spreng.) C.Mohr
References
Flora of Africa
Asteraceae genera
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