Eupatoriastrum Explained

Eupatoriastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[1] It is native to Mexico and Central America (and found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua).

The genus is named for Mithridates Eupator, king of Pontus.^{[2] [3]}

The genus has been verified by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but it does not list any species.^[4]

Species

As accepted by Plants of the World Online;

• Eupatoriastrum angulifolium
• Eupatoriastrum chlorostylum
• Eupatoriastrum corvi
• Eupatoriastrum johnbeamanii
• Eupatoriastrum nelsonii
• Eupatoriastrum pochutlanum
• Eupatoriastrum triangulare

Other sources

• Turner, B. L. 1994. Systematic study of the genus Eupatoriastrum (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 190:113-127.

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Book: Gledhill, David . The Names of Plants. 4. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-86645-3. 2008. 159.
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
4. Web site: Genus: Eupatoriastrum Greenm. . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov . 6 August 2022.