Haroldia mendocina
| Haroldia mendocina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Chiliotrichinae |
| Genus: | Haroldia Bonif. |
| Species: | H. mendocina
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| Binomial name | |
| Haroldia mendocina (Cabrera) Bonif.
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Haroldia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1] It contains a single species, Haroldia mendocina.[1]
Its native range is north-western Argentina.[1]
Both the genus and the species were circumscribed by José M. Bonifacino in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. vol.92 on page 50 in 2009.[1]
The genus name of Haroldia is in honour of Harold Ernest Robinson (1932–2020), who was an American botanist and entomologist.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Haroldia Bonif. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 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.