Ekmania
Ekmania is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. It contains only one known species, Ekmania lepidota, endemic to Cuba.[2][3][4]
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| Genus: | Ekmania Gleason |
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| Ekmania lepidota (Grisebach) Gleason | |
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Vernonia lepidota Griseb. | |
The genus is named in honor of botanist Erik L. Ekman of Harvard University.[2]
References
- Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- 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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