Jump to content

Thesium

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Kunkeliella)

Thesium
Thesium alpinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Santalaceae
Genus: Thesium
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Linophyllum Ség. (1754)
  • Austroamericium Hendrych (1963)
  • Chrysothesium (Jaub. & Spach) Hendrych (1993 publ. 1994)
  • Frisca Spach (1841)
  • Hagnothesium (DC.) Kuntze (1903)
  • Kunkeliella Stearn (1972)
  • Linosyris Ludw. (1757)
  • Rhinostegia Turcz. (1843)
  • Steinreitera Opiz (1852)
  • Thesidium Sond. (1857)
  • Thesion St.-Lag. (1880)
  • Xerololophus Dulac (1867)

Thesium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae. It is particularly well represented in South Africa.[2]

The following species are recognised by The Plant List:[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Thesium L." Plants of the World Online.
  2. ^ J. P. M. Brenan (1979). "Three new species of Thesium (Santalaceae) from South Africa". Kew Bulletin. 33 (3): 395–397. Bibcode:1979KewBu..33..395B. doi:10.2307/4110134. JSTOR 4110134.
  3. ^ "Thesium". The Plant List. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
[edit]
  • Media related to Thesium at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Thesium at Wikispecies
  • Thesium in the Flora of China