| Jessea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Jessea cooperi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Jessea H.Rob & Cuatrec (1994) |
| Type species | |
| Jessea multivenia | |
Jessea is a genus of Central American plants in the tribe Senecioneae within the sunflower family, closely related to Senecio.[1][2][3]
The genus is named in honor of US botanist Jesse More Greenman (1867-1951), formerly of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[4]
- Species
- Jessea cooperi (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec. - Panamá, Costa Rica
- Jessea gunillae B.Nord. - Costa Rica
- Jessea megaphylla (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec. - Panamá, Costa Rica
- Jessea multivenia (Benth. ex Benth.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec. - Costa Rica
References
- ↑ Robinson, Harold; José Catrecasas (Spring 1994). "Jessea and Talamancalia, Two New Genera of the Senecioneae (Asteraceae) from Costa Rica and Panama". Novon. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. 4 (1): 48–52. doi:10.2307/3391700. JSTOR 3391700.
- ↑ Tropicos, Jessea H. Rob. & Cuatrec.
- ↑ Nordenstam, Rune Bertil. 1996. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 118(2): 148–150, f. 1.
- ↑ "Greenman, Jesse More (1867-1951)". JSTOR. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
External links
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