Succisella

Succisella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae.[1] There are four or five species in the genus.[1][2] They are all native to Europe; three are endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.[2]

Succisella
Succisella inflexa (southern succisella)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Succisella
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Species

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Species include:[2]

  • Succisella andreae-molinae (not accepted by some sources[1])
  • Succisella carvalhoana
  • Succisella inflexa southern succisella
  • Succisella microcephala
  • Succisella petteri

Etymology

Succisella ostensibly means ‘cut off from below’ or ‘abruptly ending’.[3]

References

  1. "Succisella", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
  2. Amich, F., Devesa, J. A., & Bernardos, S. (2004). Taxonomic revision of the genus Succisella (Dipsacaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 144(3), 351-364.
  3. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p 366


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