Leibnitzia

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Leibnitzia
Leibnitzia anandria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Mutisioideae
Tribe: Mutisieae
Genus: Leibnitzia
Cass.
Type species
Tussilago anandria[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Cleistanthium Kuntze
  • Anandria Siegesb. ex Less.

Leibnitzia (sunbonnets)[4] is a genus of Asian and North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][5][6][7][8]

The genus is named for Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German scientist and mathematician[7]

Species[3]
formerly included[3]

see Gerbera

References[edit]

  1. ^ lectotype designated by Pfeiffer, Nom. Bot. 2: 56 (1874)
  2. ^ a b Tropicos, Leibnitzia Cass.
  3. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-13 at archive.today
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Leibnitzia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1822. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles [Second edition] 25: 420–432 generic description in Latin, specific descriptions and commentary in French
  6. ^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 11 大丁草属 da ding cao shu Leibnitzia Cassini in F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 25: 420. 1822.
  7. ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 19-21 Page 80 Leibnitzia Cassini in F. Cuvier
  8. ^ Nesom, G. L. 1983. Biology and taxonomy of American Leibnitzia (Asteraceae). Brittonia 35: 126–139.
  9. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map