Zemisia Explained

Zemisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.^[1] The genus was circumscribed by Rune Bertil Nordenstam in Compositae News Lett. vol.44 on page 72 in 2006.

It is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Jamaica.

The genus name of Zemisia is in reference to Zemi, a deity or ancestral spirit, and a sculptural object housing the spirit, among the Taíno people of the Caribbean.^[2]

Species:

• Zemisia discolor (Sw.) B.Nord.
• Zemisia thomasii (Klatt) Pruski

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zemisia B.Nord. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 12 March 2021 . en.
2. 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 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.