Faxonia

Faxonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3]

Faxonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Subtribe: Galinsoginae
Genus: Faxonia
Brandegee
Species:
F. pusilla
Binomial name
Faxonia pusilla
Brandegee

There is only one known species, Faxonia pusilla, endemic to the Mexican State of Baja California Sur.[4][5]

The genus is named for botanical illustrator Charles Edward Faxon of Arnold Arboretum.[1]

References

  1. Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1894. Zoë 4: 403-404 in English
  2. Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1894. Zoë 4: plate XXXI line drawing of Faxonia pusilla
  3. Tropicos, Faxonia Brandegee
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  5. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.


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