Afroaster

Afroaster serrulatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Afroasterinae
Genus: Afroaster
Species: A. ananthocladus – A. bowiei – A. chimanimaniensis – A. comptonii – A. confertifolius – A. erucifolius – A. hispida – A. laevigatus – A. lydenburgensis – A. milanjiensis – A. nubimontis – A. peglerae – A. perfoliatus – A. pleiocephalus – A. pseudobakerianus – A. serrulatus – A. tansaniensis – A. zuluensis

Name

Afroaster J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Strelitzia 29: 792. (2012)

• Type species: Afroaster perfoliatus (Oliv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Strelitzia 29: 793. (2012)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Eastern Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania Regional: Central Africa Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Manning, J.C. & Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Volume 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29: 1–825. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-74-7. PDF. Reference page.  pp. 350 & 792.

Links

• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Afroaster. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Afroaster in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug. 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Afroaster. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Afroaster. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 15 2018.

Vernacular names

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