Pentzia is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.Thunberg, Carl Peter. 1800. Prodromus plantarum Capensium :quas in promontorio Bonæ Spei Africes, annis 1772-1775 page 145 in LatinTropicos, Pentzia Thunb. Species are native to southern Africa, Chad, northwestern Africa, Somalia, and the southern Arabian Peninsula. One species (P. incana) is naturalized in Australia and in the southwestern United States.
The genus is named for Swedish plant collector Hendrik Christian Pentz (1738–1803).
Species 31 species are accepted.
Formerly included Several species once considered part of Pentzia now regarded as better suited to other genera, including Foveolina Gymnopentzia Inulanthera Myxopappus Oncosiphon, and Phymaspermum.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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