Rojasianthe Explained

Rojasianthe is a genus of Mesoamerican flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1] [2]

The only known species is Rojasianthe superba, the white sunflower tree, native to Chiapas and Guatemala.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Standley, Paul Carpenter & Steyermark, Julian Alfred. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 22(4): pages 311–314, figures 1–2
  2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40026668 Tropicos, Rojasianthe Standl. & Steyerm
  3. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=3&nameId=674cad74-80ef-4762-a9ad-ef9159abf9ef Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246
  5. Nash, D. L. 1976. Tribe V, Heliantheae. En: Nash, D.L. & Williams, L.O. (Eds), Flora of Guatemala - Part XII. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(12): 181–361, 503–570