Kaunia Explained

Kaunia should not be confused with Kauniainen.

Kaunia is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]} The species of the genus are found in South America with a range centered on Bolivia and also found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Peru and Ecuador.^[3]

Genus is named for Edward Kaun of Baltimore, Maryland, USA.^[1]

Species^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13161283#page/269/mode/1up King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1980. Phytologia 47: 257-260
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40034849 Tropicos, Kaunia R.M. King & H. Rob.
3. Web site: Kaunia R. King & H. Robinson . Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Peter Moller Jorgensen . Árboles y arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador (Trees and shrubs of the Andes of Ecuador) . Spanish . eFloras . August 31, 2009.
4. https://archive.today/20141211012521/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=c6b215f4-ac96-4a65-915c-46b24547d93e Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist