Pachythamnus
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Genus: | Pachythamnus (R.M.King & H.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
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Pachythamnus crassirameus (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
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Eupatorium crassirameum[2] | |
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Pachythamnus is a genus of Mesoamerican flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][4]
- Species
The only known species is Pachythamnus crassirameus, native to Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and central and southern Mexico.[1]
Etymology[edit]
Ageratina is derived from Greek meaning 'un-aging', in reference to the flowers keeping their color for a long time. This name was used by Dioscorides for a number of different plants.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- ^ a b King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1972. Phytologia 23(1): 153–154 in English
- ^ Tropicos, Pachythamnus (R.M. King & H. Rob.) R.M. King & H. Rob.
- ^ D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 39