Gerbera
Also known as African daisy.
Gerbera ( or ) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J. D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton daisy. Gerbera is also commonly known as the African daisy. There are also different colors of gerberas.
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Gerbera is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, commonly known as African daisies, with the most famous species being the Transvaal daisy from South Africa, which was first scientifically described in 1889. These plants are notable for their flowers, which come in a variety of colors and make them popular ornamental plants.
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Species
Gerbera
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAngola, Assam, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, DR Congo, East Himalaya
Gerbera ist der botanische und zugleich der deutsche Name einer Pflanzengattung und ihrer Züchtungen. Die Gattung Gerbera gehört zur Familie der Korbblütler (Asteraceae). Viele Sorten werden als Schnittblumen verwendet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 1.1 Vegetative Merkmale 1.2 Generative Merkmale 2 Systematik und Verbreitung 3 Nutzung als Zierpflanze 3.1 Gartenbauliche Geschichte der Gerbera 3.2 Verwendung als Schnittblume 4 Bilder 5 Quellen 5.1 Einzelnachweise 6 Literatur 7 Weblinks Beschreibung Gerbera, blühend und fruchtend Pollen einer Gerbera-Art (400×) Vegetative Merkmale Gerbera-Arten und -Sorten sind ausdauernde krautige Pflanzen. Es werden Rhizome als Überdauerungsorgane ausgebildet.[1] Die Laubblätter stehen in grundständigen Rosetten zusammen. Die pergamentartigen bis ledrigen Blattspreiten sind verkehrt-lanzettlich, länglich, verkehrt-eiförmig, eiförmig oder fast-kreisförmig und fiederlappig, fiederspaltig, fiederteilig oder meist einfach. Die Blattränder sind wellig, gezähnt bis gesägt.[1] Die Laubblätter können behaart oder kahl sein. Generative Merkmale Je Blattachsel wird auf einem schlanken Blütenstandsschaft, der keine, wenige bis viele Hochblätter besitzt, ei
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12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Species
- Section ''Gerbera''
- Section ''Lasiopus'' <small>(Cass.) Sch.Bip.</small>
- Section ''Pseudoseris'' <small>(Baill.) Jeffr.</small>
- Section ''Parva'' <small>H.V.Hansen</small>
- Distribution
- Uses
- References
- Sources
- External links
Gerbera ( or ) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J. D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton daisy. Gerbera is also commonly known as the African daisy. There are also different colors of gerberas.
== Etymology == The genus was named in honour of German botanist and medical doctor (1710–1743), who travelled extensively in Russia and was a friend of Carl Linnaeus.