Merrittia

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Merrittia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Merrittia
Merr.
Species:
M. benguetensis
Binomial name
Merrittia benguetensis
Merr.
Synonyms
  • Blumea benguetensisMattf.
  • Senecio benguetensisElmer

Merrittia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. [1] The only species is Merrittia benguetensisMerr. [2]

It is native to the Philippines. [2]

The genus name of Merrittia is in honour of Melvin Leroy Merritt (1879–1961), an American forester for the Philippine Bureau of Forestry and the US Forest Service. [3] The Latin specific epithet of benguetensis refers to Benguet, a Province of the Philippines. Both genus and species were first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., C Vol.5 on page 396 in 1910. [2]

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References

  1. "Merrittia Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Merrittia benguetensis Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.