Glossocardia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[1][2] It is native to Asia and Australia.[3]

Glossocardia
Glossocardia bosvallia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Coreopsideae
Genus: Glossocardia
Cass.
Type species
Glossocardia linearifolia
Synonyms
  • Gynactis Cass.
  • Gymnactis Pfeiff.
  • Glossogyne Cass.
  • Kerneria subg. Glossogyne Cass.
  • Guerreroia Merr.

These are perennial herbs with large caudices and toothed ray florets.[3][4]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 138-139 in French
  2. ^ Tropicos, Glossocardia Cass.
  3. ^ a b Glossocardia. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  4. ^ "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Accessed". Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-28.