Faxonia

Faxonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Millerieae[1]
Genus: Faxonia
Brandegee
Binomial name
Faxonia pusilla
Brandegee

Faxonia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.[2][3][4]

There is only one known species, Faxonia pusilla, endemic to the Mexican State of Baja California Sur.[1][5]

The genus is named for botanical illustrator Charles Edward Faxon of Arnold Arboretum.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. 2.0 2.1 Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1894. Zoë 4: 403-404 in English
  3. Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1894. Zoë 4: plate XXXI line drawing of Faxonia pusilla
  4. Tropicos, Faxonia Brandegee
  5. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.