''Platycarpha'' is a

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of South African plants dandelion subfamily within the

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in Latin Recent studies have suggested splitting ''Platycarpha'' into two genera, ''Platycarpha'' and '' Platycarphella.'' Further work remains to be done to resolve this.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 Vascular Plants'' volume VIII. Springer-Verlag: Berlin; Heidelberg, Germany. David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. The name ''Platycarpha'' is derived from two

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words, ''platys'' "broad" and ''karphos'' "a chip of straw or wood, a scale, a dry stalk".Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. ''CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names''. volume III, page 2098. CRC Press: Baton Rouge, New York, London, Washington DC. (vol. III). (see ''External links'' below). The name was first used by

Christian Friedrich Lessing Christian Friedrich Lessing (10 August 1809 – 13 March 1862) was a German botanist who was a native of Groß Wartenberg, Niederschlesien. He was a brother to painter Carl Friedrich Lessing (1808–1880), and a grandnephew of poet Gotthold Ephrai ...

in 1831.Christian Friedrich Lessing. 1831. "De Synanthereis. Dissertatis quarta, auctore Chr. Fr. Lessing" ''Linnaea'' 6:688. (see ''External links'' below). The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

is ''Platycarpha glomerata''.''Platycarpha'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In:

Regnum Vegetabile The International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) is an organization established to promote an understanding of plant biodiversity, facilitate international communication of research between botanists, and oversee matters of uniformity and ...

(see ''External links'' below). This species had been named ''Cynara glomerata'' by

Carl Peter Thunberg Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg, Carl Pehr Thunberg, or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an "apostle" of Carl Linnaeus. After studying under Linnaeus at Uppsala Un ...

in 1800,Carl Peter Thunberg. 1800. ''Prodromus Plantarum Capensium'' volume 2: 141. (see ''External links'' below). and was moved to ''Platycarpha'' by A.P. de Candolle in 1836 in ''

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''.Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. 1836. ''

'' 5:71. (see ''External links'' below). The

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position of ''Platycarpha'' has long been regarded with uncertainty. Most authors have placed it in the

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Arctotideae until

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showed it to be closer to

Vernonieae Vernonieae is a tribe of about 1300 species of plants in the aster family. They are mostly found in the tropics and warmer temperate areas, both in the Americas and the Old World. They are mostly herbaceous plants or shrubs, although there is ...

.Vicki A. Funk, Raymund Chan, Stirling C. Keeley. 2004. "Insights into the evolution of the tribe Arctoteae (Compositae: subfamily Cichorioideae s.s.) using ''trnL-F, ndhF'', and ITS". ''Taxon'' 53(3):637-655. In 2009, the new tribe Platycarpheae was established for ''Platycarpha'' and ''Platycarphella''.Vicki A. Funk, Alfonso Susanna, Tod F. Stuessy, and Randall J. Bayer. 2009. ''Systematics, Evolution and Biogeography of the Compositae''. IAPT (International Association for Plant Taxonomy). ; Species * '' Platycarpha carlinoides'' Oliv. & Hiern-

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

* '' Platycarpha glomerata'' (Thunb.) Less. -

* '' Platycarpha parvifolia'' S.Moore -

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