Misbrookea

Misbrookea
Misbrookea strigosissima in Bolivia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Misbrookea
V.A.Funk
Species:
M. strigosissima
Binomial name
Misbrookea strigosissima
(A.Gray) V.A.Funk
Synonyms
  • Werneria strigosissima A.Gray
  • Werneria boraginifolia Kuntze
  • Werneria setosa Wedd. ex Sch.Bip.

Misbrookea is a genus of South American plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. The genus is named in honour of Miss Winifred M. A. Brooke.

The only known species is Misbrookea strigosissima, native to Peru and Bolivia. It is found in dry, high-elevation areas.

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Misbrookea strigosissima (A.Gray) V.A.Funk
  2. 1 2 3 Funk, V. A. (1997). "Misbrookea, a New Monotypic genus Removed from Werneria s.l. (Compositae: Senecioneae)". Brittonia. 49 (1): 110–117. doi:10.2307/2807702. ISSN 0007-196X.
  3. ↑ "Misbrookea V.A. Funk". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  4. ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Deprecated link archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today