Femeniasia Explained

Femeniasia balearica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, and it is the only species in the genus Femeniasia.

Distribution and conservation

Femeniasia is endemic to the north-western coast of Menorca, Spain. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss, and is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

Taxonomy

Femenasia balearica was first described by Juan Joaquín Rodríguez y Femenías in 1869 as a species of Centaurea.^[2] A new genus, Femeniasia, was erected for the species in 1987, and the genus remains monotypic.^[3]

Notes and References

1. M. Mus . J. Rita Larrucea . 2006 . Femeniasia balearica . July 20, 2007 .
2. Alfonso Susanna de la Serna . 1987 . Femeniasia, novus genus Carduearum . Collectanea Botanica (Barcelona) . 17 . l . 83–88 . 10.3989/collectbot.1988.v17.158 . PDF abstract . 2011-11-01 . 2012-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423170848/http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/Imagenes/P0119_17/P0119_17_087.pdf . dead .
3. Roser Vilatersana . Alfonso Susanna . Christian Brochmann . amp . 2007 . Genetic variation in Femeniasia (Compositae, Cardueae), an endemic and endangered monotypic genus from the Balearic Islands (Spain) . . 153 . 1 . 97–107 . 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00592.x. free .