Jacmaia

Jacmaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Jacmaia B.Nord.
Species:	J. incana
Binomial name
Jacmaia incana (Sw.) B.Nord.
Synonyms
Cineraria incana Sw.

Jacmaia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. This generic name is an anagram derived from Jamaica.

Systematics

The genus Jacmaia comprises only one recognized species, Jacmaia incana, native to Jamaica.

The following species, formerly included in Jacmaia, are now subsumed in Jessea and Odontocline:

• Jacmaia cooperi (Greenm.) C.Jeffrey – Jessea cooperi (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec.
• Jacmaia laciniata (Sw.) C.Jeffrey – Odontocline laciniata (Sw.) B.Nord.
• Jacmaia megaphylla (Greenm.) C.Jeffrey – Jessea megaphylla (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec.
• Jacmaia multivenia (Benth.) C.Jeffrey – Jessea multivenia (Benth. ex Benth.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec.

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