Elekmania

Elekmania barahonensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Senecioneae
Subtribus: Senecioninae
Genus: Elekmania
Species: E. barahonensis – E. buchii – E. fuertesii – E. haitiensis – E. kuekenthalii – E. marciana – E. picardae – E. samanensis – E. stenodon

Name

Elekmania B.Nord., Compositae Newslett. 44: 66. 2006 [20 Feb 2006]

• Type species: Elekmania barahonensis (Urb.) B.Nord.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nordenstam, B. 2006. New genera and combinations in the Senecioneae of the Greater Antilles. Compositae Newsletter 44: 50–72. BHL Reference page.  (Elekmannia: pp. 66–71)

Additional references

• Francisco-Ortega, J., Ventosa, I., Oviedo, R., Jiménez, F., Herrera, P., Maunder, M. & Panero, J.L. 2008. Caribbean Island Asteraceae: systematics, molecules, and conservation on a biodiversity hotspot. The Botanical Review 74(1): 112–131. DOI: 10.1007/s12229-008-9008-6 PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Elekmania. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Elekmania. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 27 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Elekmania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Elekmania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Feb. 2018.

Vernacular names

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