| Display parents | 2 |
|---|---|
| Taxon | Pentzia |
| Authority | Thunb. |
| Type species | Pentzia crenata |
| Type species authority | Thunb. |
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Pentzia is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.[1][2] Species are native to southern Africa, Chad, northwestern Africa, Somalia, and the southern Arabian Peninsula.[3] One species (P. incana) is naturalized in Australia and in the southwestern United States.[4]
The genus is named for Swedish plant collector Hendrik Christian Pentz (1738–1803).[4]
Species
31 species are accepted.[3]
- Pentzia arabica Thulin
- Pentzia argentea Hutch.
- Pentzia bolusii Hutch.
- Pentzia calcarea Kies
- Pentzia calva S.Moore
- Pentzia cooperi Harv.
- Pentzia dentata (L.) Kuntze
- Pentzia eenii S.Moore
- Pentzia elegans DC.
- Pentzia globosa Less.
- Pentzia hesperidum Maire & Wilczek
- Pentzia incana (Thunb.) Kuntze
- Pentzia lanata Hutch.
- Pentzia laxa Bremek. & Oberm.
- Pentzia limnophila (Merxm.) Magee
- Pentzia monocephala S.Moore
- Pentzia monodiana Maire
- Pentzia nana Burch.
- Pentzia oppositifolia Magee
- Pentzia peduncularis B.Nord.
- Pentzia pinnatisecta Hutch.
- Pentzia punctata Harv.
- Pentzia quinquefida (Thunb.) Less.
- Pentzia somalensis E.A.Bruce ex Thulin
- Pentzia sphaerocephala DC.
- Pentzia spinescens Less.
- Pentzia stellata (P.P.J.Herman) Magee
- Pentzia tomentosa B.Nord.
- Pentzia tortuosa (DC.) Fenzl ex Harv.
- Pentzia trifida Schltr. ex Magee & J.C.Manning
- Pentzia viridis Kies
Formerly included
Several species once considered part of Pentzia now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Foveolina Gymnopentzia Inulanthera Myxopappus Oncosiphon, and Phymaspermum.[5]
References
- ^ Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1800. Prodromus plantarum Capensium :quas in promontorio Bonæ Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775 page 145 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Pentzia Thunb.
- ^ "Pentzia Thunb.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ David J. Keil. "Pentzia Thunberg, Prodr. Pl. Cap. 145. 1800". Asteraceae. Vol. 19–21. Flora of North America. p. 543. ISBN 978-0-19-530563-0.
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today