Santosia Explained

Santosia is a genus of Brazilian plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[1] [2]

The genus was named for Brazilian biologist Talmon S. dos Santos.[2]

SpeciesThe only known species is Santosia talmonii, native to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.[3]

Notes and References

  1. D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13782895#page/481/mode/1up King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1980. Phytologia 45: 463-465.
  3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-13748 The Plant List Santosia talmonii R.M.King & H.Rob.