Rhodanthe

Rhodanthe
Rhodanthe manglesii at North Stirlings, Western Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Rhodanthe
Lindl.
Type species
Rhodanthe manglesii
Synonyms
  • Acroclinium A.Gray
  • Anisolepis Steetz
  • Xyridanthe Lindl.
  • Roccardia Neck. ex Voss
  • Griffithia J.M.Black
  • Pteropogon A.Cunn. ex DC.
  • Helichrysum sect. Rhodanthe (Lindl.) Baill.

Rhodanthe (/roʊˈdænθi/ rho-DAN-thee), also known as sunray or pink paper daisy, is a genus of Australian plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.

R. chlorocephala subsp. rosea

The name Rhodanthe is derived from Greek rhodon, rose and anthos, flower.

Many Rhodanthe species were formerly classed under different genera, including Helipterum, Podotheca, Acroclinium and Waitzia.

Species

References

  1. ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist[link removed]
  2. ↑ "Rhodanthe". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. OCLC 1032680871.
  3. ↑ "rhodanthe". Oxford English Dictionary (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/8219351139. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  4. ↑ NRCS. "Rhodanthe". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Lindley, John. 1834. Edwards's Botanical Register vol 20, plate 1703 full-page colour depiction of Rhodanthe manglesii; descriptions in Latin and English on subsequent pages
  6. ↑ Tropicos, Rhodanthe Lindl.
  7. ↑ "Rhodanthe". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
Seeds of Rhodanthe floribunda, tape scale is inches (top) and centimetres (bottom)