Zemisia
Genus of flowering plants
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Zemisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Rune Bertil Nordenstam in Compositae News Lett. vol.44 on page 72 in 2006.[1]
| Zemisia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Zemisia B.Nord. |
It is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Jamaica.[1]
The genus name of Zemisia is in reference to Zemi, a deity or ancestral spirit, and a sculptural object housing the spirit, among the Taíno people of the Caribbean.[2]
Species:[1]
- Zemisia discolor (Sw.) B.Nord.
- Zemisia thomasii (Klatt) Pruski