Hughesia Explained

Hughesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2] [3]}

SpeciesThere is only one known species, Hughesia reginae, native to the Junín Region of Peru.^{[4] [5]} This species is named after the botanical illustrator, Regina Olson Hughes, in honor of her contributions to the U.S Department of Agriculture.^[6]

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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13161277#page/264/mode/1up King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1980. Phytologia 47: 252-256
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40028165 Tropicos, Hughesia R.M. King & H. Rob
4. https://archive.today/20141207032938/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=3&nameId=0279df4f-e22c-4cb1-9aa8-8624aeafec5c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
5. León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s.
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