Haroldia mendocina explained

Haroldia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1] It contains a single species, Haroldia mendocina.

Its native range is north-western Argentina.

Both the genus and the species were circumscribed by José M. Bonifacino in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. vol.92 on page 50 in 2009.

The genus name of Haroldia is in honour of Harold Ernest Robinson (1932–2020), who was an American botanist and entomologist.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haroldia Bonif. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 14 May 2021 . en.
  2. 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.

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