Vernonanthura Explained
Vernonanthura is a genus of Neotropical plants in the tribe Vernonieae[1] within the family Asteraceae.[2] [3]
The genus name of Vernonanthura is in honour of William Vernon (1666/67 - ca.1711), who was an English plant collector, (bryologist) and entomologist from Cambridge University, who collected in Maryland, USA in 1698. As well as the complex ending derived from 'anthera' (anther) and 'oura' (tail), referring to the frequently tailed anther base of the plant.[4] [5]
Species
The species include:[6]
- formerly included[6] see Critoniopsis Vernonia
- Vernonanthura cichoriiflora (Chodat) H.Rob. - Vernonia cichoriiflora Chodat
- Vernonanthura hintoniorum (B.L.Turner) H.Rob. - Vernonia hintoniorum B.L.Turner
- Vernonanthura liatroides (DC.) H.Rob. - Vernonia liatroides DC.
- Vernonanthura oaxacana (Sch.Bip. ex Klatt) H.Rob. - Vernonia oaxacana Sch.Bip. ex Klatt
- Vernonanthura patens (Kunth) H.Rob. - Vernonia patens Kunth
- Vernonanthura serratuloides (Kunth) H.Rob. - Vernonia serratuloides Kunth
- Vernonanthura stellata (Spreng.) H.Rob. - Critoniopsis stellata (Spreng.) H.Rob.
Notes and References
- http://sterlingkeeley.wordpress.com/vernonieae/ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12985372#page/3/mode/1up Robinson, H. (1992) A new genus Vernonanthura (Vernonieae, Asteraceae) Phytologia 73(2) 65-76
- http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40037845 Tropicos, Vernonanthura H. Rob.
- Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022.
- Web site: Vernon, William (c. 1666-1711) on JSTOR . plants.jstor.org . 2 December 2022.
- https://archive.today/20150102135514/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=d6fadfed-8dd3-4238-b3df-d299b7dab6b1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist