Zandera Explained

Zandera is a genus of annual plants in the family Asteraceae.^[1]

It is native to Mexico.^{[2] [3]}

Species

There are 3 species accepted by Plants of the World Online;^[1]

The genus name of Zandera is in honour of Robert Zander (1892–1969), a German botanist and horticulturist in Berlin.^[4] It was first described and published in Haussknechtia, Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. Vol.4 on page 32 in 1988.^[1]

It is noted as a possible synonym of Sigesbeckia by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zandera D.L.Schulz Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 January 2022 . en.
2. Villaseñor . José Luis . Taxonomy and systematics Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico . Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad . September 2016 . 87 . 3 . 559–902. 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 .
3. Villaseñor . Jose Luis . Ibarra . Guillermo . Ocaña . Daniel . Strategies for the Conservation of Asteraceae in Mexico . Conservation Biology . October 1998 . 12 . 5 . 1066–1075. 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1998.97171.x . 1998ConBi..12.1066V .
4. 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.
5. Web site: Genus Zandera D. L. Schulz . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov . 16 January 2022.