Balduina (plant) explained

Balduina (honeycombhead) is a genus of North American plants in the sunflower family described as a genus in 1818.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The genus is endemic to the Southeastern United States.^[4] It is named in honor of William Baldwyn M.D., 1779–1819, of Savannah, Georgia.^{[1] [3]}

Species^{[5] [6]}

• Balduina angustifolia (Pursh) B.L.Rob. - Florida Georgia Alabama Mississippi
• Balduina atropurpurea R.M.Harper - Florida Georgia South Carolina North Carolina
• Balduina uniflora Nutt. - Louisiana Florida Georgia (U.S. state) Alabama Mississippi South Carolina North Carolina

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/723928#page/175/mode/1up Nuttall, Thomas. 1818. Genera of North American Plants 2: 175–177
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40024245 Tropicos, Balduina Nutt.
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=103415 Flora of North America, Balduina Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 175. 1818.
4. Parker, E. S. and S. B. Jones. 1975. A systematic study of the genus Balduina (Compositae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 27: 355–361.
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Balduina The Plant List search for Balduina
6. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Balduina Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps