Calomeria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Calomeria
Species: C. africana – C. amaranthoides – C. epapposa – C. infausta
Name

Calomeria Vent.

Type species: Calomeria amaranthoides Vent.

Synonyms

Agathomeris Delile ex Delaun.
Humea sect. Calomeria (Vent.) F.Muell.

References

Vent., Jardin de la Malmaison 73. t. 73 (1804)

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Calomeria. Published online. Accessed: January 09 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Calomeria in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 January 09.
Tropicos.org 2018. Calomeria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 January 09.
Hassler, M. 2018. Calomeria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 January 09. Reference page.

Calomeria is a plant genus in the dandelion family.[2]

Accepted species[1]

Calomeria africana (S.Moore) Heine - Mozambique
Calomeria amaranthoides Vent. - New South Wales and Victoria in Australia

formerly included[3]

several species now in other genera, including Basedowia, Cassinia, Helichrysum, Humeocline and Thiseltonia.
Description

Calomeria amaranthoides is a tall, fragrant biennial herb, growing to 3.5 metres in height. It has sticky stems and leaves which are green above and whitish beneath and are up to 15 cm long and 5 cm wide. Its flowers appear in large brown to red plumes in the summer (January to April in its native range).[4]
Taxonomy

The genus was first formally described by E.P. Ventenat in Jardin de la Malmaison in 1804.[3]
References

"Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
"Calomeria amranthoides Vent". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
"Calomeria". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
Costermans, L. (1981). Native Trees and Shrubs of South-eastern Australia. Australia: Rigby. ISBN 072701403X.