Planea is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3] The only known species is Planea schlechteri, a rare and threatened species known from only a single population in Western Cape Province in South Africa.[1][4][5][6]
| Planea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Planea P.O.Karis |
| Species: | P. schlechteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Planea schlechteri (L.Bolus) P.O.Karis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Metalasia schlechteri L.Bolus | |