Nelsonianthus

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Nelsonianthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Nelsonianthus
H.Rob. & Brettell

Nelsonianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. [1]

It is native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. [1]

The genus name of Nelsonianthus is in honour of Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), an American naturalist and ethnologist. [2] It was first described and published in Phytologia Vol.27 on page 54 in 1973. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nelsonianthus H.Rob. & Brettell | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. 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.