Genus: Athrixia
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Euasterid II > Family: Asteraceae > Tribe: Gnaphalieae
There are 14 species, found in southern Africa, tropical Africa and
Madagascar. There are 11 species native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Publications
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Bremer, K. 1978. Oreoleysera
and Athrixia, new and old South African genera of the Compositae. Botaniska
Notiser 131: 449-453.
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Kroner, G. 1980.
Systematische studien im umkreis von Athrixia Ker Gawler
(Asteraceae). Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München
16: 1-268.
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