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Pterachaenia

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Pterachaenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Scorzonerinae
Genus: Pterachaenia
(Benth.) Lipsch.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Scorzonera sect. Pterachaenia Benth. & Hook.f.

Pterachaenia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][1]

Species

Species accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2024:[4]


Pterachaenia stewartii is native to Afghanistan and Pakistan.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b The International Plant Names Index
  2. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ Lipschitz, Sergej Julievitsch. 1939. Fragm. Monogr. Gen. Scorzon. 11. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 31
  4. ^ "Pterachaenia (Benth. & Hook.f.) Lipsch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ Stewart, Ralph Randles. 1952. Punjab (Pakistan) For. Rec. ii. No. 1 (Cat. Pl. Rawalpindi Distr.) 50