Dasysphaera
Genus of flowering plants
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Dasysphaera is a genus of plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae and is found in Africa distributed in north-east and east tropical Africa.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
| Genus: | Dasysphaera Volkens ex Gilg |
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The genus has four accepted species:[2]
- Dasysphaera alternifolia Chiov.
- Dasysphaera hyposericea (Chiov.) C.C.Townsend
- Dasysphaera robecchii Lopr.
- Dasysphaera tomentosa Lopr.
The species Dasysphaera prostrata has been variably assigned either to the genus Dasysphaera or to Volkensinia.[3][4]
