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Gnidia
Genus of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gnidia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is distributed in Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, India, and Sri Lanka; more than half of all the species are endemic to South Africa.[1] Gnidia was named for Knidos, an Ancient Greek city located in modern-day Turkey.[2]
Gnidia | |
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Gnidia tomentosa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
Subfamily: | Thymelaeoideae |
Genus: | Gnidia L. |
Species | |
140-160, see text |
These are perennial herbs and shrubs, sometimes with rhizomes. Most species have alternately arranged leaves, and a few have opposite leaves. The leaves are undivided and unlobed. The inflorescence is a head of a few to many flowers. The calyx is cylindrical and the colored lobes may alternate with the petals; some species lack petals.[2] Many species are similar in appearance and difficult to tell apart.[3]
Molecular analyses have provided evidence that the genus is polyphyletic, made up of four different lineages. They are related to the four genera Struthiola, Drapetes, Lasiosiphon, and Pimelea.[4]
There are 140 to 160 species classified in the genus.[1][2][5]
Species include:
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- Gnidia anthylloides
- Gnidia burchellii
- Gnidia caffra
- Gnidia capitata
- Gnidia carinata
- Gnidia chapmanii
- Gnidia chrysantha
- Gnidia chrysophylla
- Gnidia ericoides
- Gnidia fastigiata
- Gnidia humilis
- Gnidia insignis
- Gnidia involucrata
- Gnidia kraussiana
- Gnidia latifolia
- Gnidia microcephala
- Gnidia mollis
- Gnidia nana
- Gnidia ornata
- Gnidia pedunculata
- Gnidia polycephala
- Gnidia razakamalalana[1]
- Gnidia socotrana
- Gnidia sonderiana
- Gnidia spicata
- Gnidia squarrosa
- Gnidia usafuae
- Gnidia variabilis
- Gnidia virescens
- Gnidia wickstroemiana