Syncarpha
Syncarpha vestita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Syncarpha
DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Argyranthus Neck., not validly publ.
  • Astelma R.Br. ex Ker Gawl.
  • Damironia Cass.
  • Helipterum DC.
  • Leucostemma D.Don

Syncarpha is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] The flowers are known by the common name: everlastings. The genus is endemic to the fynbos of the Eastern and Western Cape in South Africa.[4]

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of December 2022:[1]

  • Syncarpha affinis (B.Nord.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha argyropsis (DC.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha aurea B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha canescens (L.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha dregeana (DC.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha dykei (Bolus) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha eximia (L.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha ferruginea (Lam.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha flava (Compton) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha gnaphaloides (L.) DC.
  • Syncarpha lepidopodium (Bolus) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha loganiana (Compton) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha marlothii (Schltr.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha milleflora (L.f.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha montana (B.Nord.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha speciosissima (L.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha staehelina (L.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha variegata (P.J.Bergius) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha vestita (L.) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha virgata (P.J.Bergius) B.Nord.
  • Syncarpha zeyheri (Sond.) B.Nord.

References

  1. 1 2 "Syncarpha DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1810. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 16: 205-207 description in Latin, commentary in French
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Syncarpha DC.
  4. ↑ Manning, John (2008), Field Guide to Fynbos (2nd ed.), Cape Town: Struik Publishers, ISBN 978-1-77007-265-7, OCLC 191891070

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