Blepharispermum
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Blepharispermum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2] They are distributed in Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Sri Lanka.[3]
These are shrubs and small trees. The leaf blades are sometimes borne on petioles, which may have spines. The flower head contains 2 female disc florets and 2 to 4 male disc florets. The latter are whitish, greenish, or yellowish. The fruit is a rough-edged cypsela with a pappus.[3]
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References
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- ↑ Wight, Robert. 1834. Contributions to the Botany of India 11
- ↑ Tropicos, Blepharispermum Wight ex DC.
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Blepharispermum. The Plant List.
- ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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