Polymnia Explained

Polymnia is a genus of American plants in the sunflower family.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is the only genus in the tribe Polymnieae.^[4] Several species are known by the common name leafcup.

Species^{[5] [6] [7]}

• Polymnia aspera (Mart.) Mart. ex DC. - Mexico
• Polymnia canadensis L. - Ontario, much of eastern + central United States
• Polymnia cocuyensis Cuatrec. - Boyacá in Colombia
• Polymnia cossatotensis Pittman & V.M.Bates - Arkansas
• Polymnia johnbeckii D.Estes - Tennessee
• Polymnia laevigata Beadle - MO KY TN AL GA FL
• Polymnia quichensis J.M.Coult. - Costa Rica, Guatemala
• Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. - Bolivia

Formerly included^[5] Numerous species now in other genera: Axiniphyllum Berlandiera Didelta Guizotia Melampodium Montanoa Rumfordia Smallanthus Sphagneticola Unxia

External links

• • • Polymnia canadensis - Pictures
• Leafcup - Polymnia canadensis
• Polymnia uvedalia L. - Fotos

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358947#page/368/mode/1up Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 926
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40014085 Tropicos, Polymnia L.
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=126408 Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 39 Polymnia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 926. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 396. 1754.
4. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/219099 Asteroideae - Taxonomy
5. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
6. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Compositae/Polymnia The Plant List
7. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Polymnia Biota of North America program 2013 county distribution maps