Villasenoria

Villasenoria is a genus of Mexican plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.[2]

Villasenoria
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Villasenoria

B.L.Clark
Binomial name
Villasenoria orcuttii
(Greenm.) B.L.Clark
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The genus is named in honor of Mexican botanist José Luis Villaseñor Ríos.[2]

Species

The only known species is Villasenoria orcuttii, native to southern Mexico (States of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas).[1][3]

References

  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Clark, Bonnie Lynne. 1998. Villasenoria (Asteraceae: Senecioneae): a new genus and combination from Mexico. Sida 18(3): 631–634
  3. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria D.F..


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