Podotheca
| Podotheca | |
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| Podotheca chrysantha | |
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| Podotheca gnaphalioides | |
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: | Podotheca Cass., conserved name[1][2] |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Podotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. All species are endemic to Western Australia, except for Podotheca angustifolia which occurs across the south of Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, southwestern New South Wales, †Tasmania).[4][5]
Taxonomy[edit]
The genus, Podotheca, was first described by Cassini in 1822 and the type species is Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less.[1]
- Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less. - sticky longheads, sticky heads
- Podotheca chrysantha (Steetz) Benth. - yellow podotheca
- Podotheca gnaphalioides Graham - golden long-heads
- Podotheca pritzelii P.S.Short
- Podotheca uniseta P.S.Short
- Podotheca wilsonii P.S.Short
- formerly included[3]
see Rhodanthe
- Podotheca pollackii (F.Muell.) Diels - Rhodanthe pollackii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Podotheca Cass". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ Cassini, A.H.G. de in Cuvier, F. (ed.) (1822) Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles Edn. 2, 23: 561
- ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ "Genus Podotheca". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia
- ^ "Podotheca". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.