Oldfeltia

Oldfeltia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Oldfeltia B.Nord. & Lundin
Species:	O. polyphlebia
Binomial name
Oldfeltia polyphlebia (Griseb.) B.Nord. & Lundin
Synonyms [1]
Pentacalia polyphlebia(Griseb.) Borhidi Senecio polyphlebiusGriseb.

Oldfeltia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. ^[2] It contains only one known species, Oldfeltia polyphlebia.

It is native to Cuba. ^[1]

The genus name of Oldfeltia is in honour of Karin Oldfelt Hjertonsson (b. 1940), a Swedish artist who collaborated with the author Bertil Nordenstam. Hjertonsson was the Swedish ambassador to Cuba for several years. ^[3] The Latin specific epithet of polyphlebia is a portmanteau word, 'poly-' is derived from Greek πολύς (polús) meaning many or much, ^[4] and '-phlebia' means "veins". ^[5] Both the genus and species were first described and published in Compositae Newslett. Vol. 38 on pages 66–67 in 2002. ^[1]

References

1. "Oldfeltia polyphlebia (Griseb.) B.Nord. & Lundin". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 5 November 2021.
2. "Oldfeltia B.Nord. & Lundin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 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.
4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN   978-1845337315.
5. "Phlebia tremellosa". www.messiah.edu. Retrieved 5 November 2021.