Westoniella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Subtribe: | Baccharidinae |
Genus: | Westoniella Cuatrec. |
Type species | |
Westoniella chirripoensis [1] |
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The genus is named in honor of US botanist Arthur S. Weston. All the species are found only in Costa Rica. [1]
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Fischeria is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1813. It is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, and the West Indies.
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