Ekmania
| Ekmania | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Ekmania Gleason |
| Binomial name | |
| Ekmania lepidota (Grisebach) Gleason | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Vernonia lepidota Griseb. | |
Ekmania is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. It contains only one known species, Ekmania lepidota, endemic to Cuba.[2][3][4]
The genus is named in honor of botanist Erik L. Ekman of Harvard University.[2]
References
- ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gleason, Henry Allan. 1919. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 46: 250 descriptions in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Ekmania Gleason
- ↑ Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116.