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Ptilostemon afer (JACQ.) GREUTER |
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Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.
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| Genus: Ptilostemon CASS. |
| Authors: | |||
| Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727 - 1817), Austrian chemist and botanist | |||
| Werner Rodolfo Greuter (1938 - ), Swiss botanist | |||
| Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781 - 1832), French botanist | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Ptilostemon: | ptilon = feather, stemon = stamen | ||
| afer: | from Northern Africa | ||
Ptilostemon afer originates from the Balkans. This in contradiction to the species name afer which means the parts of Northern Africa which were already known to the Romans. | ||
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