Felicia muricata

Felicia muricata

Felicia muricata

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: Homochrominae
Genus: Felicia
Sectio: Felicia sect. Felicia
Species: Felicia muricata
Subspecies: F. m. subsp. cinerascens – F. m. subsp. muricata – F. m. subsp. strictifolia

Name

Felicia muricata (Thunb.) Nees

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aster muricatus Thunb. in Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 159 (1800)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1833. Genera et species asterearum. Recensuit, descriptionibus et animadversionibus illustravit. Latin. Sumtibus Leonardi Schrag, Norimbergae. 334 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Felicia muricata. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 15 2017.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Felicia muricata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec. 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2017. Felicia muricata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec. 2017.
• Hassler, M. 2017. Felicia muricata. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec 15. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Felicia muricata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bloublommetjie

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