Faxonia Explained

Faxonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1] It contains the single species Faxonia pusilla, endemic to the Mexican State of Baja California Sur.[2] [3] This genus is only known from the singular type specimen collected by Townshend Stith Brandegee in the Sierra de la Laguna in 1893, and is possibly extinct.[4]

The genus is named for botanical illustrator Charles Edward Faxon of Arnold Arboretum.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Brandegee, Townshend Stith. “Additions to the Flora of the Cape Region of Baja California II.” Zoë 4, no. 4 (March 12, 1894): 403-404
  2. https://archive.today/20141125212618/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=fd0a6dab-2935-4b35-b020-7d7f1c2bb6d3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
  4. Rebman . Jon P. . Gibson . Judy . Rich . Karen . 15 November 2016 . Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Baja California, Mexico . Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History . . 45 . 6, 58 . San Diego Plant Atlas.

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