Albertinia

For the town in South Africa, see Albertinia, South Africa.

Albertinia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Albertinia
Spreng.
Species:
A. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Albertinia brasiliensis

Albertinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1820.[1][2]

There is only one accepted species, although several other names have been proposed. Albertinia brasiliensis is endemic to Brazil.[3][4][5]

The genus is named for German mycologist Johannes Baptista von Albertini.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Sprengel, Curt Polycarp Joachim. 1820. Neue Entdeckungen im Ganzen Umfang der Pflanzenkunde 2: 133-134 in Latin; name dedication on page 134
  2. ^ Tropicos, Albertinia Spreng.
  3. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  4. ^ "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  5. ^ The Plant List search for Albertinia


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