Rhanterium
| Rhanterium | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rhanterium epapposum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae[1] |
| Genus: | Rhanterium Desf. |
| Type species | |
| Rhanterium suaveolens Desf. | |
Rhanterium is a genus of dwarf-shrubs in the plougman's-spikenard tribe within the daisy family growing in the deserts of the Middle East and northern Africa.[2][3][4]
- Rhanterium adpressum Coss. & Durieu - Morocco, Algeria
- Rhanterium epapposum Oliv. - Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan
- Rhanterium suaveolens Desf. - Algeria, Libya, Tunisia[7]
References
- 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Dictionnaire des sciences naturels. Levrault, Schoell. 1827. pp. 312–314.
- ↑ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1791. Flora Atlantica 2: 291-292 in Latin
- ↑ Desfontaines, René Louiche. 1791. Flora Atlantica 2: plate 240 full-page line drawing of Rhanterium suaveolens
- ↑ The Plant List search for Rhanterium
- ↑ Flora of Qatar, Rhanterium epapposum Oliv.
- ↑ "Rhanterium suaveolens". Sahara-nature (in French).
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