Rensonia

Rensonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Rensonia
S.F.Blake
Species:
R. salvadorica
Binomial name
Rensonia salvadorica

Rensonia is a genus of Mesoamerican plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.[1][2]

The genus is named for Salvadoran botanist Carlos Renson.[1]

Species

The only known species is Rensonia salvadorica, native to Mesoamerica (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz)[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Blake, Sydney Fay. 1923. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 13(8): 144–145 entirely in English
  2. ^ Tropicos, Rensonia S.F. Blake
  3. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. ^ Strother, J. L. 1999. Compositae–Heliantheae s. l. 5: 1–232. In D.E. Breedlove (ed.) Flora of Chiapas. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco


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