Dayia (plant)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Dayia J.M.Porter |
Dayia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polemoniaceae.[1]
Its native range is Southwestern Texas to Northern Mexico, and Northern Chile.[1]
The genus name of 'Dayia' is in honour of Alva Day Grant (1920–2014), American botanist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin.[2]
Species known:[1]
- Dayia glutinosa (Phil.) J.M.Porter
- Dayia grantii J.M.Porter
- Dayia havardii (A.Gray) J.M.Porter
- Dayia scabra (Brandegee) J.M.Porter
- Dayia sonorae (Rose) J.M.Porter
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dayia J.M.Porter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.