Asteraceae

Pericallis D.Don

First published in R.Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 6: t. 228 (1834)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae.Kew Publishing

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herbs or shrubs with palmately veined leaves
Ray
Rays purple or blue, 4–7-veined
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucres not calyculate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achene-cells not papillose; pappus caducous, often absent in the ray-florets.
Distribution
15 species native to the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, but often found elsewhere in cultivation.
Etymology
Pericallis (perhaps from Gr. περι, peri, around and Lat. kallis, rough, perhaps a reference to the involucre).
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Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0