Oedera is a genus of African flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus is named in honor of the Danish botanist Georg Christian Oeder.
| Oedera | |
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| Oedera capensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Oedera L. 1771, conserved name, not Crantz 1768 (syn of Dracaena in Asparagaceae)[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The species have yellow central and ray florets in their flower-heads. Their seeds all have a little crown of scales, and the leaves are often fragrant and unpalatable for stock grazing.[3]
Species
editSpecies accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of March 2024:[2]
- Oedera acerosa (DC.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera calycina (L.f.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera capensis (L.) Druce
- Oedera conferta (Hutch.) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera corymbosa (Bolus) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera decussata (L'Hér.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera dieterlenii (E.Phillips) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera epaleacea Beyers
- Oedera flavicoma (DC.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera foveolata (K.Bremer) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera fruticosa (L.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera garnotii (Less.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera genistifolia (L.) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera glandulosa (Thunb.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera hirta Thunb.
- Oedera humilis (Less.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera imbricata Lam.
- Oedera intermedia DC.
- Oedera laevis DC.
- Oedera longipes (K.Bremer) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera montana (Bolus) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera muirii C.A.Sm.
- Oedera multipunctata (DC.) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera nordenstamii (K.Bremer) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera oppositifolia (DC.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera pungens (L'Hér.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera relhanioides (Schltr.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera resinifera (K.Bremer) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera rotundifolia (Less.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera sedifolia (DC.) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera silicicola (K.Bremer) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera spathulifolia (K.Bremer) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera speciosa (DC.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera spinescens (DC.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera squarrosa (L.) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera steyniae (L.Bolus) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera tricephala (DC.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera uniflora (L.f.) Anderb. & K.Bremer
- Oedera virgata (N.E.Br.) N.G.Bergh
- Oedera viscosa (L'Hér.) Anderb. & K.Bremer
Formerly included
editSee Flaveria Heterolepis Hirpicium
- Oedera aliena L.f. - Heterolepis aliena (L.f.) Druce
- Oedera alienata Thunb. - Hirpicium alienatum (Thunb.) Druce
- Oedera trinervia Spreng. - Flaveria trinervia (Spreng.) C.Mohr
References
edit- ^ Tropicos, search for Oedera
- ^ a b "Oedera L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Oedera capensis factsheet". Lucid Central. Retrieved 2018-01-26.