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Blepharispermum

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Blepharispermum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Athroismeae
Genus: Blepharispermum
Wight ex DC.

Blepharispermum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[1][2] They are distributed in Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Sri Lanka.[3]

These are shrubs and small trees. The leaf blades are sometimes borne on petioles, which may have spines. The flower head contains 2 female disc florets and 2 to 4 male disc florets. The latter are whitish, greenish, or yellowish. The fruit is a rough-edged cypsela with a pappus.[3]

Species[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 11
  2. ^ Tropicos, Blepharispermum Wight ex DC.
  3. ^ a b Anderberg, A. A.; et al. (2007). "Blepharispermum Wight ex DC.". In Kadereit, J. W. & C. Jeffrey (ed.). Flowering Plants: Eudicots; Asterales. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. 8. Springer. p. 398. ISBN 978-3-540-31050-1.
  4. ^ Blepharispermum. The Plant List.
  5. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist