Electranthera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Coreopsideae |
| Genus: | Electranthera Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski[1] |
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Electranthera is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico to Honduras.[2] The genus was first established in 1836, but under the illegitimate name Electra. A replacement name was published in 2015.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
The genus was first described in 1836 by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, using the name Electra.[1] However, this name had already been published for a plant genus in 1813, so de Candolle's name was illegitimate.[3] In 2014, de Candolle's genus, whose species are shrubby and pistillate-rayed, was resurrected from synonymy with typically herbaceous and sterile-rayed genus Coreopsis. However, at the time the authors did not notice that de Candolle's name was illegitimate. In 2015, the legitimate replacement name Electranthera was published.[4]
Species[edit]
As of March 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]
- Electranthera cuneifolia (Greenm.) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
- Electranthera mutica (DC.) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
- Electranthera parvifolia (S.F.Blake) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Electranthera Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-05-13
- ^ a b c "Electranthera Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-05-13
- ^ "Electra D.C.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-05-13
- ^ Pruski, J.F.; Tadesse, Mesfin & Crawford, D.J. (2015), "Studies of Neotropical Compositae–XI. The new generic name Electranthera (Coreopsideae)" (PDF), Phytoneuron, 2015–68: 1–17, retrieved 2024-05-13
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