Relhania

Relhania, is a genus of African plants in the pussy's-toes tribe, within the sunflower family. Their flowerheads are yellow-to-orange, and each is solitary, on a short stem near the apex of a branch.[2][3]

Species[1]
  • Relhania acerosa (DC.) K.Bremer
  • Relhania calycina (L.f.) L'Hér.
  • Relhania corymbosa (Bolus) K.Bremer
  • Relhania decussata L'Hér.
  • Relhania dieterlenii (E.Phillips) K.Bremer
  • Relhania fruticosa (L.) K.Bremer
  • Relhania garnotii (Less.) K.Bremer
  • Relhania pungens L'Hér.
  • Relhania relhanioides (Schltr.) K.Bremer
  • Relhania rotundifolia Less.
  • Relhania spathulifolia K.Bremer
  • Relhania speciosa (DC.) Harv.[4]
  • Relhania tricephala (DC.) K.Bremer
formerly included[1]

Relhania
Relhania dieterlenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus:
Relhania

Synonyms[1]

Several species now in other genera: Amphiglossa Athanasia Comborhiza Nestlera Oedera Rhynchopsidium

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at Archive.today
  2. L'Héritier de Brutelle, Charles Louis. 1789. Sertum Anglicum, seu, Plantae rariores quae in hortis juxta Londinum : imprimis in horto regio Kewensi excoluntur, ab anno 1786 ad annum 1787 observatae, vol 22 pages 13-14 in Latin
  3. L'Héritier de Brutelle, Charles Louis. 1789. Sertum Anglicum, seu, Plantae rariores quae in hortis juxta Londinum : imprimis in horto regio Kewensi excoluntur, ab anno 1786 ad annum 1787 observatae, vol 22 plate 29 line drawing of Relhania squarrosa
  4. PlantZAfrica.com, Sanbi, Relhania speciosa, perdekaroo


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