What is "podotheca"

Podotheca \Pod`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. Podothec[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + ? case.] (Zo["o]l.) The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.

n. (context zoology English) The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.

Podotheca is a genus of flowering plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the Asteraceae. All species are endemic to Western Australia, except for Podotheca angustifolia which occurs across the south of Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, southwestern New South Wales, †Tasmania).

1. Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less. - Sticky Longheads, Sticky Heads
2. Podotheca chrysantha (Steetz) Benth. - Yellow Podotheca
3. Podotheca gnaphalioides Graham - Golden Long-heads
4. Podotheca pritzelii P.S.Short
5. Podotheca uniseta P.S.Short
6. Podotheca wilsonii P.S.Short

see Rhodanthe

• Podotheca pollackii (F.Muell.) Diels - Rhodanthe pollackii (F.Muell.) Paul G.Wilson