Sachsia (plant)
Sachsia is a genus of West Indian and Floridian plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family.[1][2]
| Sachsia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae |
| Genus: | Sachsia Griseb. |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhodogeron Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 151 (1866) | |
The genus is named in honour of German botanist Julius von Sachs (1832–1897), who was a German botanist, Plant physiologist and botanical illustrator who taught at the Charles University, Prague.[3][2]
Species
Includes 3 Accepted Species;[4]
- Sachsia coronopifolia (Griseb.) Anderb. – Cuba
- Sachsia polycephala (Griseb. – Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Florida
- Sachsia tricephala (Griseb. - Cuba
References
- Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1866. Catalogus plantarum cubensium exhibens collectionem Wrightianam aliasque minores ex insula Cuba missas pages 150–151 in Latin
- Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 477, Sachsia Grisebach
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- "Sachsia Griseb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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