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Robinsonecio

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Robinsonecio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Robinsonecio
T.M.Barkley & Janovec

Robinsonecio is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1]

It is native to Mexico and Guatemala.[1]

The genus name of Robinsonecio is in honour of Harold E. Robinson (1932–2020), an American botanist and an entomologist.[2] It was first described and published in Sida Vol.17 on page 79 in 1996.[1]

Known species, according to Kew;[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Robinsonecio T.M.Barkley & Janovec | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.