Iogeton
Genus of flowering plants
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Iogeton is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
| Iogeton | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
| Genus: | Iogeton Strother |
| Species: | I. nowickeanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Iogeton nowickeanus (D'Arcy) Strother | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Lasianthaea nowickeana D'Arcy | |
It only contains one known species, Iogeton nowickeanus, known only from San Blas Province in Panama.[1]
The genus name of Iogeton is in reference to the Greek mythology character of Io (a goddess associated with rivers) and -geton (the Greek word meaning neighbour) and which is because the plant is found near streams.[4]
