Formania

Formania is a genus of Chinese flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3]

Formania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Formaniinae
G.L.Nesom
Genus: Formania
W.W.Sm. & J.Small
Species:
F. mekongensis
Binomial name
Formania mekongensis
W.W.Sm. & J.Small

There is only one known species, Formania mekongensis, native to Yunnan and Sichuan in southwestern China.[4][5]

The genus is named for Rev. Adam Forman, Scottish pastor and provider of medical supplies during the First World War.[1]

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