''Triplocephalum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of flowering plants in the tribe
Inuleae
Inuleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae.
Genera
Inuleae genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as of April 2022:
*''Adelostigma''
*''Allagopappus''
*''Allopterigeron''
*'' Amblyocarpum''
*'' Antiphi ...
within the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
.
;Species
The only known species is ''Triplocephalum holstii'', native to
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
.
[Hoffmann, Karl August Otto. 1895. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 20: 231-232]
descriptions in Latin, commentary and distribution information in German
;formerly included
[Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
see ''
Geigeria
''Geigeria'' is a genus of African flowering plants in the daisy family
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly re ...
''
*''Triplocephalum glabrifolium -
Geigeria pectidea''
References
Flora of Tanzania
Monotypic Asteraceae genera
Inuleae
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