Pasaccardoa
Pasaccardoa is a genus of African plants in the family Asteraceae.
| Pasaccardoa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
| Tribe: | Dicomeae |
| Genus: | Pasaccardoa O. Kuntze |
| Type species | |
| Pasaccardoa grantii (Bentham ex Oliver) O. Kuntze | |
| Synonyms | |
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The genus is native to Angola, Tanzania, Zambia and Zaïre.
The genus was circumscribed by Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. vol.1 on page 354 in 1891.
The genus name of Pasaccardoa is in honour of Pier Andrea Saccardo (1845–1920), who was an Italian botanist and mycologist.
- Species
- Pasaccardoa baumii O.Hoffm.
- Pasaccardoa grantii (Benth. ex Oliv.) Kuntze
- Pasaccardoa jeffreyi Wild
- Pasaccardoa procumbens (Lisowski) G.V.Pope
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