Aediesia is a genus of African plants in the tribe Vernonieae tribe within the family Asteraceae.[1][2]
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| Illustration of Aedesia engleriana accompanying its protologue | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Aedesia O.Hoffm. |
| Type species | |
| Aedesia glabra (Klatt) O.Hoffm.
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- Species[3]
- Aedesia engleriana Mattf. - Cameroon
- Aedesia glabra (Klatt) O.Hoffm. - tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania[4]
- Aedesia spectabilis Mattf. - Cameroon
References
edit- ^ Hoffmann, Karl August Otto. 1897. Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien. Nachträge zum II bis IV Teil 1: 321
- ^ Tropicos, Aedesia O. Hoffmann & Prantl
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Aedesia glabra
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