Vernonanthura is a genus of Neotropical plants in the tribe Vernonieae[2] within the family Asteraceae.[1][3]

Vernonanthura
Vernonanthura nudiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Vernonanthura
H.Rob.
Type species
Vernonanthura brasiliana[1]
(L.) H.Rob.

The genus name of Vernonanthura is in honour of William Vernon (1666/67 - ca.1711), who was an English plant collector, (bryologist) and entomologist from Cambridge University, who collected in Maryland, USA in 1698. As well as the complex ending derived from 'anthera' (anther) and 'oura' (tail), referring to the frequently tailed anther base of the plant.[4][5]

Species

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The species include:[6]

formerly included[6]

see Critoniopsis Vernonia

References

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  1. ^ a b Robinson, H. (1992) A new genus Vernonanthura (Vernonieae, Asteraceae) Phytologia 73(2) 65-76
  2. ^ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
  3. ^ Tropicos, Vernonanthura H. Rob.
  4. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8.
  5. ^ "Vernon, William (c. 1666-1711) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Vernonanthura H.Rob. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 December 2022.