Genus: Pentaschistis
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There are about 65 species worldwide (Africa and
Madagascar) of which 61 are native to southern Africa (mainly mountainous
regions).
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Pentaschistis
acinosa
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Pentaschistis
airoides |
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Pentaschistis
alticola |
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Pentaschistis
ampla |
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Pentaschistis
argentea |
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Pentaschistis
aristidoides |
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Pentaschistis
aristifolia |
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Pentaschistis
aspera |
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Pentaschistis
aurea |
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Pentaschistis
barbata |
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Pentaschistis
basutorum |
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Pentaschistis
calcicola |
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Pentaschistis
capensis |
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Pentaschistis
capillaris |
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Pentaschistis
caulescens |
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Pentaschistis
chippindalliae |
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Pentaschistis
cirrhulosa |
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Pentaschistis
clavata |
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Pentaschistis
colorata |
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Pentaschistis
curvifolia |
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Pentaschistis
densifolia |
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Pentaschistis
ecklonii |
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Pentaschistis
elegans |
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Pentaschistis
eriostoma |
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Pentaschistis
exserta |
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Pentaschistis galpinii |
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Pentaschistis
glandulosa |
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Pentaschistis
heptamera |
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Pentaschistis
holciformis |
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Pentaschistis
horrida |
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Pentaschistis
juncifolia |
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Pentaschistis
lima |
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Pentaschistis
longipes |
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Pentaschistis
malouinensis |
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Pentaschistis
microphylla |
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Pentaschistis
montana |
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Pentaschistis
natalensis |
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Pentaschistis
oreodoxa |
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Pentaschistis
pallescens |
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Pentaschistis
pallida |
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Pentaschistis
papillosa |
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Pentaschistis
patula |
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Pentaschistis
praecox |
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Pentaschistis
pseudopallescens |
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Pentaschistis
pungens |
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Pentaschistis
pusilla |
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Pentaschistis
pyrophila |
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Pentaschistis reflexa |
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Pentaschistis
rigidissima |
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Pentaschistis rosea |
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Pentaschistis
rupestris |
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Pentaschistis
scandens |
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Pentaschistis
setifolia |
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Pentaschistis
tomentella |
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Pentaschistis
tortuosa |
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Pentaschistis
trifida |
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Pentaschistis
triseta |
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Pentaschistis
tysonii |
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Pentaschistis
velutina |
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Pentaschistis
veneta |
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Pentaschistis
viscidula |
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