Villasenoria
Genus of flowering plants
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Villasenoria is a genus of Mexican plants in the groundsel tribe within the daisy family.[2]
| Villasenoria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Villasenoria B.L.Clark |
| Species: | V. orcuttii |
| Binomial name | |
| Villasenoria orcuttii (Greenm.) B.L.Clark | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genus is named in honor of Mexican botanist José Luis Villaseñor Ríos.[2]
- Species
The only known species is Villasenoria orcuttii, native to southern Mexico (States of Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas).[1][3]