Biology:Robinsonecio

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Robinsonecio
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Robinsonecio
T.M.Barkley & Janovec

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

It is native to Mexico and Guatemala.[1]

The genus name of Robinsonecio is in honour of Harold E. Robinson (1932–2020), an American botanist and an entomologist.[2] It was first described and published in Sida Vol.17 on page 79 in 1996.[1]

Known species, according to Kew;[1]

  • Robinsonecio gerberifolius (Sch.Bip. ex Hemsl.) T.M.Barkley & Janovec
  • Robinsonecio porphyresthes (T.M.Barkley) T.M.Barkley & Janovec

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10363492 entry