Ekmania
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Genus: | Ekmania Gleason
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Ekmania lepidota (Grisebach) Gleason
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Vernonia lepidota Griseb. |
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]
The genus is named in honor of botanist Erik L. Ekman of Harvard University.[2]
References
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ a b 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.