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Herreranthus

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Herreranthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Herreranthus
B.Nord.
Species:
H. rivalis
Binomial name
Herreranthus rivalis
(Greenm.) B.Nord.

Herreranthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1] It contains a single species, Herreranthus rivalis.[1]

Its native range is Cuba.[1]

The genus is named after Pedro Pablo Herrera Oliver (20th and 21st centuries), Cuban biologist who worked at the ministry of science in Havana; specialist in native Asteraceae.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Herreranthus B.Nord. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 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.