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

Nelsonianthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Nelsonianthus
H.Rob. & Brettell

It is native to southern Mexico and Guatemala.[1]

The genus name of Nelsonianthus is in honour of Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), an American naturalist and ethnologist.[2] It was first described and published in Phytologia Vol.27 on page 54 in 1973.[1]

Known species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nelsonianthus H.Rob. & Brettell | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 November 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.