Merciera

Genus of flowering plants

Merciera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Campanuloideae
Genus: Merciera
A.DC.
Merciera azurea flowers

Merciera is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. It contains 6 known species, all endemic to Cape Province in South Africa.[1][2]

  • Merciera azurea Schltr. 1897
  • Merciera brevifolia A.DC. 1830
  • Merciera eckloniana H.Buek in C.F.Ecklon & K.L.P.Zeyher 1837
  • Merciera leptoloba A.DC. 1830
  • Merciera tenuifolia (L.f.) A.DC. 1830
  • Merciera tetraloba Cupido 2002

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Lammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxon identifiers
Merciera