Curio
Discoid flowers of Curio plants
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Curio
P.V.Heath

Curio is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Plants in the genus are evergreen succulents with long, striated leaves and discoid flower heads lacking ray florets.

Taxonomy

The genus was described by English botanist Paul V. Heath and published in Calyx 5(4): 136, 1997.[1] It contains over 20 species, all of them formerly belonging to the genus Senecio.[2]

Species

References

  1. "Curio ficoides". PlantZAfrica. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  2. "Search results for scientific names (genus: Curio)". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Naturalis. Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  3. "Kleinia articulata (L.f.) Haw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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