Villasenoria

Villasenoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Villasenoria
B.L.Clark
Species:
V. orcuttii
Binomial name
Villasenoria orcuttii
(Greenm.) B.L.Clark
Synonyms
  • Senecio orcuttii Greenm.
  • Telanthophora orcuttii (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Brettell

Villasenoria is a genus of Mexican plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.

The genus is named in honor of Mexican botanist José Luis Villaseñor Ríos.

Species

The only known species is Villasenoria orcuttii, native to southern Mexico (States of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas).

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. 1 2 Clark, Bonnie Lynne. 1998. Villasenoria (Asteraceae: Senecioneae): a new genus and combination from Mexico. Sida 18(3): 631–634
  3. ↑ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria D.F.