Ekmania is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. It contains only one known species, Ekmania lepidota, endemic to Cuba.[2][3][4]
Ekmania | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Vernonieae |
Genus: | Ekmania Gleason |
Binomial name | |
Ekmania lepidota (Grisebach) Gleason | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Vernonia lepidota Griseb. |
The genus is named in honor of botanist Erik L. Ekman of Harvard University.[2]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ekmania |
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Ekmania lepidota |
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