| Zemisia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Zemisia B.Nord. |
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.[1]
It is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Jamaica.[1]
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:[1]
- Zemisia discolor (Sw.) B.Nord.
- Zemisia thomasii (Klatt) Pruski
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Zemisia B.Nord. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.