Formania

Formania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Anthemideae[1]
Genus: Formania
W.W.Sm. & J.Small
Binomial name
Formania mekongensis
W.W.Sm. & J.Small

Formania is a genus of Chinese flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2][3][4]

There is only one known species, Formania mekongensis, native to Yunnan and Sichuan in southwestern China.[1][5]

The genus is named for Rev. Adam Forman, Scottish pastor and provider of medical supplies during the First World War.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. 1 2 Smith, William Wright & Small, James. 1922. Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 28: 91-92 description in Latin, commentary in English
  3. ↑ Smith, William Wright & Small, James. 1922. Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 28: figure 2 line drawing of Formania mekongensis
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Formania W.W. Sm. & J. Small
  5. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 569 复芒菊属 fu mang ju shu Formania W. W. Smith & J. Small, Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh. 28: 91. 1922.


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