Elekmania | |
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Elekmania barahonensis | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Senecioneae |
Genus: |
Elekmania B.Nord. |
Type species | |
E. barahonensis (Urban) B.Nord.
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Species | |
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Elekmania is a genus of the tribe Senecioneae and the family Asteraceae. All species are endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. [2]
The genus was first published by Bertil Nordenstam in Compositae Newslett. vol.44 on page 66 in 2006. [2] Most if not all of its members used to be placed in Senecio.
The genus name of Elekmania is in honour of Erik Leonard Ekman (1883–1931), who was a Swedish botanist and explorer that described the majority of Hispaniola's flora. [3]
It includes 9 accepted species; [2]
Media related to
Elekmania at Wikimedia Commons
Elekmania | |
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| |
Elekmania barahonensis | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Senecioneae |
Genus: |
Elekmania B.Nord. |
Type species | |
E. barahonensis (Urban) B.Nord.
[1]
| |
Species | |
See text |
Elekmania is a genus of the tribe Senecioneae and the family Asteraceae. All species are endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. [2]
The genus was first published by Bertil Nordenstam in Compositae Newslett. vol.44 on page 66 in 2006. [2] Most if not all of its members used to be placed in Senecio.
The genus name of Elekmania is in honour of Erik Leonard Ekman (1883–1931), who was a Swedish botanist and explorer that described the majority of Hispaniola's flora. [3]
It includes 9 accepted species; [2]
Media related to
Elekmania at Wikimedia Commons