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Curio (plant)

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Curio
Discoid flowers of Curio plants
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Curio
P.V.Heath

Curio is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Plants in the genus are evergreen succulents with long, striated leaves and discoid flower heads lacking ray florets.

Taxonomy

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The genus was described by English botanist Paul V. Heath and published in Calyx 5(4): 136, 1997.[1] It contains over 20 species, all of them formerly belonging to the genus Senecio.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Curio ficoides". PlantZAfrica. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  2. ^ "Search results for scientific names (genus: Curio)". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Naturalis. Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  3. ^ "Kleinia articulata (L.f.) Haw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2020.