| Elekmania | |
|---|---|
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| Elekmania barahonensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Elekmania B.Nord. |
| Type species | |
| E. barahonensis (Urban) B.Nord.[1] | |
| Species | |
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Elekmania is a genus of the tribe Senecioneae and the family Asteraceae. Most if not all of its members used to be placed in Senecio.
They are native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[2]
The genus was first published by Bertil Nordenstam in Compositae Newslett. vol.44 on page 66 in 2006.[2]
The genus name of Elekmania is in honour of Erik Leonard Ekman (1883–1931), who was a Swedish botanist and explorer.[3]
Species
It includes 9 accepted species;[2]
- Elekmania barahonensis (Urb.) B.Nord.
- Elekmania buchii (Urb.) B.Nord.
- Elekmania fuertesii (Urb.) B.Nord.
- Elekmania haitiensis (Krug & Urb.) B.Nord.
- Elekmania kuekenthalii (Urb. & Ekman) B.Nord.
- Elekmania marciana (Urb. & Ekman) B.Nord.
- Elekmania picardae (Krug & Urb.) B.Nord.
- Elekmania samanensis (Urb.) B.Nord.
- Elekmania stenodon (Urb.) B.Nord.
References
- ↑ "Elekmania". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- 1 2 3 "Elekmania B.Nord. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ 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.
External links
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