''Tarchonanthus'' 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
mutisia tribe daisy family
Asteraceae () is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger fam ...
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* ''Tarchonanthus camphoratus
''Tarchonanthus camphoratus'' (known as camphor bush for its scent, or leleshwa in Kenya), is a shrub or small tree which is widespread in Africa south of the Sahel, and in Yemen.
Description
The camphor bush can reach up to 6 meters in height. ...
'' L. - Africa
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* '' Tarchonanthus littoralis'' P.P.J.Herman - South Africa
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* '' Tarchonanthus minor'' Less. - South Africa
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* '' Tarchonanthus obovatus'' DC. - South Africa
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* '' Tarchonanthus parvicapitulatus'' P.P.J.Herman - South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
* '' Tarchonanthus trilobus'' DC. - South Africa
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; formerly included[Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
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References
Carduoideae
Asteraceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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