Malperia

Malperia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Malperia
S.Watson
Species:
M. tenuis
Binomial name
Malperia tenuis
Synonyms[1]

Hofmeisteria tenuis (S.Wats.) I.M.Johnst.

Malperia is a North American plant genus in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

There is only one known species, Malperia tenuis. This plant's common name is brown turbans or brownturbans. It is a rare plant native to the Sonoran Desert of the U.S. state of California (Imperial and San Diego Counties) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur). This is a small annual with white or pinkish bell-shaped flowers.[4][5][1][6][7][8]

The name Malperia is based on an anagram of the last name of botanist Edward Palmer.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-18 at archive.today
  2. ^ Watson, Sereno. 1889. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 24: 54 in English
  3. ^ Tropicos, Malperia S. Watson
  4. ^ a b "Malperia S. Watson". Flora of North America.
  5. ^ a b Jepson Manual Treatment
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  7. ^ Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272
  8. ^ Calflora