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Urbinella
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Urbinella

Binomial name
Urbinella palmeri
Synonyms[1]

Dyssodia palmeri (Greenm.) J.F.Macbr.

Urbinella is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae.[2][3]

The genus is named in honor of Dr. Manuel Urbina, at one time Director of the National Museum in the Mexican capital.[2]

Species

There is only one known species, Urbinella palmeri, found only in the State of Durango in Mexico.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ a b Greenman, Jesse More. 1903. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 39(5): 117-118 entirely in English
  3. ^ Tropicos, Urbinella Greenm.
  4. ^ Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93