Dasysphaera
| Dasysphaera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
| Genus: | Dasysphaera Volkens ex Gilg |
| Species | |
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Dasysphaera is a genus of plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae and is found in Africa distributed in north-east and east tropical Africa.
The genus has four accepted species:
- Dasysphaera alternifolia Chiov.
- Dasysphaera hyposericea (Chiov.) C.C.Townsend
- Dasysphaera robecchii Lopr.
- Dasysphaera tomentosa Lopr.
The species Dasysphaera prostrata has been variably assigned either to the genus Dasysphaera or to Volkensinia.