| Sphaeranthus | |
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| Sphaeranthus indicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae |
| Genus: | Sphaeranthus L. |
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| Sphaeranthus indicus L. | |
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Sphaeranthus is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae.
- Species
- Sphaeranthus africanus - Tanzania, Madagascar, Iran, Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, northern Australia
- Sphaeranthus amaranthoides - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Sphaeranthus angolensis - Angola
- Sphaeranthus angustifolius - Madagascar
- Sphaeranthus bullatus - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus chandleri - Uganda
- Sphaeranthus confertifolius - Kenya
- Sphaeranthus cristatus - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus epigaeus - South Africa
- Sphaeranthus fischeri - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus flexuosus - South Africa, Zambia
- Sphaeranthus foliosus
- Sphaeranthus greenwayi - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus indicus - Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, northern Australia
- Sphaeranthus kirkii - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus mimetes - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus mozambiquensis - Mozambique
- Sphaeranthus neglectus - South Africa, Madagascar
- Sphaeranthus oppositifolius - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus peduncularis - South Africa
- Sphaeranthus ramosus - Ethiopia
- Sphaeranthus randii - Zimbabwe, Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus salinarum
- Sphaeranthus samburuensis - Kenya
- Sphaeranthus senegalensis
- Sphaeranthus similis - Angola
- Sphaeranthus spathulatus - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus steetzii - Ethiopia
- Sphaeranthus strobiliferus - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus stuhlmannii - Tanzania
- Sphaeranthus suaveolens - Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi
- Sphaeranthus ukambensis - Kenya
- Sphaeranthus wattii - South Africa
- Sphaeranthus zavattarii - Ethiopia
- formerly included
several species now in other genera: of Athroisma Pterocaulon
- Sphaeranthus elongatus - Pterocaulon redolens
- Sphaeranthus erectus - Pterocaulon sphacelatum
- Sphaeranthus laciniatus - Athroisma laciniatum
- Sphaeranthus gracilis - Athroisma gracile
References
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 927 in Latin
- Tropicos, Sphaeranthus L.
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