Pentzia

Pentzia
Pentzia incana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Pentzia
Thunb.
Type species
Pentzia crenata
Synonyms
  • Asteringa E.Mey. ex DC.
  • Rennera Merxm.

Pentzia is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Species are native to southern Africa, Chad, northwestern Africa, Somalia, and the southern Arabian Peninsula. One species (P. incana) is naturalized in Australia and in the southwestern United States.

The genus is named for Swedish plant collector Hendrik Christian Pentz (1738–1803).

Species

31 species are accepted.

Formerly included

Several species once considered part of Pentzia now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Foveolina Gymnopentzia Inulanthera Myxopappus Oncosiphon, and Phymaspermum.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pentzia Thunb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1800. Prodromus plantarum Capensium :quas in promontorio Bonæ Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775 page 145 in Latin
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Pentzia Thunb.
  4. 1 2 David J. Keil. "Pentzia Thunberg, Prodr. Pl. Cap. 145. 1800". Asteraceae. Flora of North America. Vol. 19–21. p. 543. ISBN 978-0-19-530563-0.
  5. ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Deprecated link archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today