Petalacte is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Petalacte
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Petalacte
D.Don
Species:
P. coronata
Binomial name
Petalacte coronata
Synonyms[1]
  • Billya Cass.
  • Gnaphalium achilleae Sieber ex DC.
  • Gnaphalium radiatum J.F.Gmel.
  • Gnaphalium coronatum L.
Species[1][4]

There is only one known species, Petalacte coronata, endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Don, David. 1826. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. Edinburgh 5: 552
  3. ^ Tropicos, Petalacte D. Don
  4. ^ The Plant List Petalacte coronata (L.) D.Don
  5. ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  6. ^ Petalacte coronata D.Don. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 September 2023.