Mexianthus
| Mexianthus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Supertribe: | Helianthodae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae[1] |
| Genus: | Mexianthus B.L.Rob. |
| Binomial name | |
| Mexianthus mexicanus B.L.Rob. | |
Mexianthus is a genus of Mexican flowering plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3]
The genus is named in honor of its discoverer, Mexican-American plant collector Ynes Mexia.[3]
- Species
There is only one known species, Mexianthus mexicanus, native to the State of Jalisco in western Mexico.[1][4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln. 1928. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 80: 5-6 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
- ↑ The Plant List, Mexianthus mexicanus B.L.Rob.
- ↑ Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272.