Volutaria
Encyclopedia
Volutaria is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the daisy family
(Asteraceae
). They range from Iberia
to the Near East
and East Africa
, but are most diverse in the Maghreb
.
belong in Volutaria:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the daisy family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
). They range from Iberia
Iberia
The name Iberia refers to three historical regions of the old world:* Iberian Peninsula, in Southwest Europe, location of modern-day Portugal and Spain** Prehistoric Iberia...
to the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
and East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
, but are most diverse in the Maghreb
Maghreb
The Maghreb is the region of Northwest Africa, west of Egypt. It includes five countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara...
.
Species
The following speciesSpecies
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
belong in Volutaria:
- Volutaria abyssinica (A.Rich.) C.Jeffrey
- Volutaria albicaulis (Deflers) G.Wagenitz
- Volutaria belouinii (Humbert) Maire
- Volutaria bollei (Bolle) A.Hansen & G.Kunkel
- Volutaria boranensis (Cufod.) G.Wagenitz
- Volutaria canariensis G.Wagenitz
- Volutaria crupinoides (Desf.) Maire
- Volutaria dhofarica G.Wagenitz
- Volutaria djiboutensis G.Wagenitz
- Volutaria leucantha (Coss.) Maire
- Volutaria lippii (L.) Maire
- Volutaria maroccana (Barratte & Murb.) Maire
- Volutaria muricata (L.) Maire
- Volutaria omphalodes (Battand.) Maire
- Volutaria ramosissima (Pitard) Sennen
- Volutaria saharae (Chevall.) Quezel & Santa
- Volutaria sinaica (DC.) G.Wagenitz
- Volutaria socotrensis G.Wagenitz
- Volutaria somalensis (Oliv. & Hiern) C.Jeffrey
- Volutaria tubuliflora (Murb.) Sennen