Sericocoma
Genus of plants
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Sericocoma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. Its native range is Southern Africa, including Namibia and the Cape Provinces and Northern Provinces of South Africa.[1]
| Sericocoma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Sericocoma Fenzl (1843) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pseudosericocoma Cavaco (1962) | |
Species
Three species are currently accepted:[1]
- Sericocoma avolans Fenzl
- Sericocoma heterochiton Lopr.
- Sericocoma pungens Fenzl
Formerly placed here
- Evelynastra pallida (S.Moore) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch (as Sericocoma pallida S.Moore)[2]