Rojasianthe

White Sunflower Tree
Rojasianthe superba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae[1]
Genus: Rojasianthe
Standl. & Steyerm.
Binomial name
Rojasianthe superba
Standl. & Steyerm.

Rojasianthe is a genus of Mesoamerican flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2][3]

The only known species is Rojasianthe superba (White Sunflower Tree), native to Chiapas and Guatemala.[1][4][5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Standley, Paul Carpenter & Steyermark, Julian Alfred. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 22(4): pages 311–314, figures 1–2
  3. Tropicos, Rojasianthe Standl. & Steyerm
  4. Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246
  5. Nash, D. L. 1976. Tribe V, Heliantheae. En: Nash, D.L. & Williams, L.O. (Eds), Flora of Guatemala - Part XII. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(12): 181–361, 503–570