Ekmania Explained

Ekmania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It contains only one known species, Ekmania lepidota, endemic to Cuba.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The genus is named in honor of botanist Erik L. Ekman of Harvard University.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28283091#page/264/mode/1up Gleason, Henry Allan. 1919. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 46: 250
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40001623 Tropicos, Ekmania Gleason
3. Robinson, H. 1999. Generic and subtribal classification of American Vernonieae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 89: i–iii, 1–116.