Jacmaia Explained

Jacmaia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.^{[1] [2]} This generic name is an anagram derived from Jamaica.^[3]

Systematics

The genus Jacmaia comprises only one recognized species, Jacmaia incana, native to Jamaica.^{[4] [5]}

The following species, formerly included in Jacmaia,^[4] are now subsumed in Jessea and Odontocline:

• Jacmaia cooperi (Greenm.) C.Jeffrey - Jessea cooperi (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec.
• Jacmaia laciniata (Sw.) C.Jeffrey - Odontocline laciniata (Sw.) B.Nord.
• Jacmaia megaphylla (Greenm.) C.Jeffrey - Jessea megaphylla (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec.
• Jacmaia multivenia (Benth.) C.Jeffrey - Jessea multivenia (Benth. ex Benth.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec.

Notes and References

1. Nordenstam, Rune Bertil. 1978. Opera Botanica 44: 64–66, f. 30
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032760 Tropicos, Jacmaia B. Nord.
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée . 2018-06-06 . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin . J2 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . de . 10.3372/epolist2018 .
4. https://archive.today/20141210103127/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=0b8b6cd6-8cad-449c-b596-4c3e7d705bcd Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
5. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=58749-2&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D600DCF6AC9CF8630BFBFA8C3B968A5E5%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DJacmaia%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3Dspec%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_species%3Dincana%26output_format%3Dnormal The International Plant Names Index