Kalimeris
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Kalimeris is a small genus with eight species from the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
It was first described in 1825 by the French botanist Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781-1832).
This genus occurs mainly in eastern Asia (China, Korea and Japan), but is also naturalised on Hawaii.
They can grow to a height of 1-1.5 m. The foliage is herbaceous. The blue-green leaves
vary per species and are smooth textured. They can be long and narrow, round with large teeth or lobed. The flower
heads are solitary or in leafy flat-topped inflorescence
s. The disc florets are yellow, the ray florets are white, pink or purple.
The chromosome
base number is x = 9. The genus's closest relatives are found in the Asian members of Aster and Heteropappus
.
It was first described in 1825 by the French botanist Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781-1832).
This genus occurs mainly in eastern Asia (China, Korea and Japan), but is also naturalised on Hawaii.
They can grow to a height of 1-1.5 m. The foliage is herbaceous. The blue-green leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
vary per species and are smooth textured. They can be long and narrow, round with large teeth or lobed. The flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
heads are solitary or in leafy flat-topped inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s. The disc florets are yellow, the ray florets are white, pink or purple.
The chromosome
Chromosome
A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions.Chromosomes...
base number is x = 9. The genus's closest relatives are found in the Asian members of Aster and Heteropappus
Heteropappus
Heteropappus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family....
.
Species
- Kalimeris incisa
- Kalimeris indicaKalimeris indicaKalimeris indica, also known as Indian aster, belonging to the Asteraceae family, is an edible plant found in Asia and Hawaii. It is used in several Asian cuisines....
: Indian Aster - Kalimeris integrifolia
- Kalimeris lancifolia
- Kalimeris mongolica : Ghengis Khan Aster
- Kalimeris pinnatifidaKalimeris pinnatifidaKalimeris pinnatifida, also known as the Double Japanese Aster is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.-References:...
: Japanese Aster - Kalimeris shimadae
- Kalimeris yomena