Merrittia Explained

Merrittia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1] The only species is Merrittia benguetensis [2]

It is native to the Philippines.

The genus name of Merrittia is in honour of Melvin Leroy Merritt (1879–1961), an American forester for the Philippine Bureau of Forestry and the US Forest Service.[3] The Latin specific epithet of benguetensis refers to Benguet, a Province of the Philippines. Both genus and species were first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., C Vol.5 on page 396 in 1910.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Merrittia Merr. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Merrittia benguetensis Merr. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 25 October 2021 . en.
  3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.

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