Ekmania

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Ekmania
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Ekmania
Gleason
Species:
E. lepidota
Binomial name
Ekmania lepidota
(Griseb.) Gleason
Synonyms [1]

Vernonia lepidotaGriseb.

Ekmania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. 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

  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. 1 2 Gleason, Henry Allan. 1919. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 46: 250 descriptions in English
  3. Tropicos, Ekmania Gleason
  4. Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116.