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Orbivestus

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Orbivestus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Orbivestus
H.Rob. (1999)[1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Namibithamnus H.Rob., Skvarla & V.A.Funk (2016)

Orbivestus is a genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent. Its species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.[2]

Species

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As of June 2024, Plants of the World Online recognises the following species.[1] In 2009, Robinson provisionally rejected the inclusion of Orbivestus undulatus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Orbivestus H.Rob". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ Robinson, Harold E. (March 1999). "Revisions In Paleotropical Vernonieae (Asteraceae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 112 (1). Washington, D.C.: Biological Society of Washington: 230–231. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ Robinson, Harold E. (December 2009). "Additions to the genus Orbivestus H. Rob. (Asteraceae: Vernonieae) and neotypification of Vernonia teitensis O. Hoffm" (PDF). Phytologia. 91 (3). Texensis Publishing: 483–493. Retrieved 30 September 2020.