Zexmenia

Zexmenia
Zexmenia buphtalmiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Ecliptinae
Genus:	Zexmenia La Llave[1]
Type species
Zexmenia serrata[2] La Llave

Zexmenia is a genus of Latin American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4][2]

Species[5]

• Zexmenia brachylepis (Griseb.) Cabrera - Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina
• Zexmenia buphtalmiflora (Lorentz) Ariza - Argentina
• Zexmenia foliosa Rusby ex W.W.Jones - Bolivia
• Zexmenia monocephala (DC.) Heynh. - Veracruz in Mexico
• Zexmenia phyllocephala (Hemsl.) Standl. & Steyerm. - Guatemala
• Zexmenia serrata La Llave - Veracruz in Mexico
• Zexmenia virgulta Klatt - Chiapas, Central America

Formerly included[5]

numerous species now considered more suited to other genera: Angelphytum Calyptocarpus Dimerostemma Jefea Lasianthaea Lundellianthus Oblivia Otopappus Oyedaea Sanvitalia Tuxtla Verbesina Wamalchitamia Wedelia

References

1. "Zexmenia La Llave". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-09-17. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
2. Tropicos, Zexmenia La Llave
3. "Zexmenia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
4. La Llave, Pablo de. 1824. Novorum Vegetabilium Descriptiones 1: 13
5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ^[permanent dead link‍]

External links

• Media related to Zexmenia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Zexmenia at Wikispecies