Misbrookea

Misbrookea is a genus of South American plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3] The genus is named in honour of Miss Winifred M. A. Brooke.[2]

Species

Misbrookea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Misbrookea
V.A.Funk
Species:
M. strigosissima
Binomial name
Misbrookea strigosissima
(A.Gray) V.A.Funk
Synonyms[1]
  • Werneria strigosissima A.Gray
  • Werneria boraginifolia Kuntze
  • Werneria setosa Wedd. ex Sch.Bip.

The only known species is Misbrookea strigosissima, native to Peru and Bolivia.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Misbrookea strigosissima (A.Gray) V.A.Funk
  2. Funk, Victoria Ann. 1997. Misbrookea, a New Monotypic genus Removed from Werneria s.l. (Compositae: Senecioneae). Brittonia 49(1): 110-117
  3. Tropicos, Misbrookea V.A. Funk
  4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today


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