Hughesia

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Hughesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Hughesia
R.M.King & H.Rob
Species:
H. reginae
Binomial name
Hughesia reginae
R.M.King & H.Rob

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

Species

There is only one known species, Hughesia reginae, native to the Junín Region of Peru.[4][5] This species is named after the botanical illustrator, Regina Olson Hughes, in honor of her contributions to the U.S Department of Agriculture.[6]

References

  1. ^ D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
  2. ^ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1980. Phytologia 47: 252-256 formal description in Latin, commentary in English, 3 full-page black + white photos of herbarium specimens
  3. ^ Tropicos, Hughesia R.M. King & H. Rob
  4. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  5. ^ León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s.
  6. ^ Leigh, Irene (2015-12-31). Deaf culture : exploring deaf communities in the United States. Andrews, Jean F., Harris, Raychelle L. San Diego, CA. p. 238. ISBN 9781597567916. OCLC 934742974.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)