Sachsia (plant)

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Sachsia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Sachsia
Griseb.
Synonyms

RhodogeronGriseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 151 (1866)

Sachsia is a genus of West Indian and Floridian plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family. [1] [2]

The genus is named in honour of German botanist Julius von Sachs (1832–1897), who was a German botanist, Plant physiologist and botanical illustrator who taught at the Charles University, Prague. [3] [2]

Species

Includes 3 Accepted Species; [4]

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References

  1. Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1866. Catalogus plantarum cubensium exhibens collectionem Wrightianam aliasque minores ex insula Cuba missas pages 150–151 in Latin
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 477, Sachsia Grisebach
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. "Sachsia Griseb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 October 2022.