Chamaeleon (plant)

Chamaeleon
Chamaeleon gummifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus:
Cass.
Synonyms[1]
  • Chamalium Cass.

Chamaeleon is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae family. They are native to an area from the Western Mediterranean to Pakistan.[1]

Accepted species

There are five accepted species in this genus, as of May 2021:[1]

  • Chamaeleon comosus (Spreng.) Greuter
  • Chamaeleon cuneatus (Boiss.) Dittrich
  • Chamaeleon gummifer (L.) Cass.
  • Chamaeleon macrocephalus (Moris) Sch.Bip.
  • Chamaeleon macrophyllus (Desf.) D.P.Petit

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chamaeleon Cass". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 May 2021.