Kochia

<i>Kochia</i>

Kochia

Genus of plants

Kochia /ˈkoʊkiə/[1] is a synonym of the genus Bassia, which belongs to the subfamily Camphorosmoideae of family Amaranthaceae.[2]

Kochia scoparia

Two American species traditionally included in Kochia are now in genus Neokochia: Neokochia americana and Neokochia californica.

References

  1. [1]
    Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  2. [2]
    Gudrun Kadereit & Helmut Freitag: Molecular phylogeny of Camphorosmeae (Camphorosmoideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for biogeography, evolution of C4-photosynthesis and taxonomy, In: Taxon, Volume 60 (1), 2011, p. 51-78.
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