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Sachsia (plant)

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Sachsia is a genus of West Indian and Floridian plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family.[1][2]

The genus is named in honour of German botanist Julius von Sachs (1832–1897), who was a German botanist, Plant physiologist and botanical illustrator who taught at the Charles University, Prague.[3][2]

Species

Includes 3 Accepted Species;[4]

References

  1. ^ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1866. Catalogus plantarum cubensium exhibens collectionem Wrightianam aliasque minores ex insula Cuba missas pages 150–151 in Latin
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 477, Sachsia Grisebach
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Sachsia Griseb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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Sachsia (plant): Brief Summary

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Sachsia is a genus of West Indian and Floridian plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family.

The genus is named in honour of German botanist Julius von Sachs (1832–1897), who was a German botanist, Plant physiologist and botanical illustrator who taught at the Charles University, Prague.

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