Merciera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Campanuloideae
Genus: Merciera
Species: M. azurea – M. brevifolia – M. eckloniana – M. leptoloba – M. tenuifolia – M. tetraloba
Name

Merciera A.DC., Monogr. Campan.: 369 (1830)
Type species: Merciera tenuifolia (L.f.) A.DC., Monogr. Campan.: 370 (1830)

References

Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (1830) Monographie des Campanulées 369.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Merciera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 July 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Merciera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 July 2014. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2014. Merciera. Published online. Accessed: July 15 2014. Reference page.

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

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