Robinsonecio
Genus of flowering plant
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Robinsonecio is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1]
| Robinsonecio | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Robinsonecio T.M.Barkley & Janovec |
It is native to Mexico and Guatemala.[1]
The genus name of Robinsonecio is in honour of Harold E. Robinson (1932–2020), an American botanist and an entomologist.[2] It was first described and published in Sida Vol.17 on page 79 in 1996.[1]
Known species, according to Kew;[1]
- Robinsonecio gerberifolius (Sch.Bip. ex Hemsl.) T.M.Barkley & Janovec
- Robinsonecio porphyresthes (T.M.Barkley) T.M.Barkley & Janovec