Montanoa

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Montanoa
Montanoa hibiscifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Heliantheae[1]
Genus:
Montanoa

Type species
Montanoa tomentosa
Synonyms[1]

Montanoa is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]

They are thought to be named after 'Luis Montana', a Mexican politician from the 19th century.[4]

Species[1]
2

References

  1. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Cervantes, Vicente in La Llave, Pablo de & Lexarza, Juan José Martinez de. 1825. Novorum Vegetabilium Descriptiones 2: 11
  3. ^ Tropicos, Montanoa Cerv.
  4. ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
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