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| Ekmania | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Vernonioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Ekmania Gleason |
| Species: | E. lepidota |
| Binomial name | |
| Ekmania lepidota (Griseb.) Gleason | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Vernonia lepidota Griseb. | |
Ekmania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It contains only one known species, Ekmania lepidota, endemic to Cuba.[2][3][4]
The genus is named in honor of botanist Erik L. Ekman of Harvard University.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ a b Gleason, Henry Allan. 1919. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 46: 250 descriptions in English
- ^ Tropicos, Ekmania Gleason
- ^ Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116.
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