Lipotriche

Lipotriche
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus:
R.Br.
Species[1]

12; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Psathurochaeta DC.
  • Trigonotheca Sch.Bip.
  • Wuerschmittia Sch.Bip. ex Walp.

Lipotriche is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes 12 species native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and Yemen.[1]

Species

12 species are accepted.[1]

  • Lipotriche abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) Orchard – tropical Africa and Yemen
  • Lipotriche elliptica (O.Hoffm.) D.J.N.Hind – west and west-central tropical Africa
  • Lipotriche felicis (C.D.Adams) D.J.N.Hind – Guinea
  • Lipotriche gambica (Hutch. & Dalziel) Orchard – west Africa
  • Lipotriche marlothiana (O.Hoffm.) D.J.N.Hind – tropical Africa
  • Lipotriche pungens (Oliv. & Hiern) Orchard – tropical Africa
  • Lipotriche rhombifolia (O.Hoffm. & Muschl.) D.J.N.Hind – west and west-central Africa
  • Lipotriche richardsiae (Wild) D.J.N.Hind – central Africa
  • Lipotriche robinsonii (Wild) D.J.N.Hind – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia
  • Lipotriche scaberrima (Hiern) D.J.N.Hind – Angola
  • Lipotriche scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Orchard – sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
  • Lipotriche tithonioides (Aké Assi) D.J.N.Hind – Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lipotriche R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 February 2025.