Jessea megaphylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Senecioneae
Subtribus: Senecioninae
Genus: Jessea
Species: Jessea megaphylla

Name

Jessea megaphylla (Greenm.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec. (1994:50)

Synonymy

Basionym

Senecio megaphyllus Greenm. (1907:284-285)

• Etymology: Greek, "large-leaved".
• Syntypes:
  • "Bord du Paraita Grande au Copey, Costa Rica", A. Tonduz 11700 (GH; isosyntype CR?)
  • "bords du rio Paraita au Copey, Costa Rica", A. Tonduz 11844 (GH; isosyntypes CR?, K)
    • According to Greenman (1907:284-285), and Jeffrey (1992:63). Harvard (2011) seems to indicate ("Fragment and tracing of type.") the GH Tonduz 11700 is an isosyntype and the holotype at CR.

Homotypic synonyms

• Jacmaia megaphylla C.Jeffrey (1992:63)

References

• Greenman, J.M. 1907. New or noteworthy spermatophytes from Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Publications of the Field Columbian Museum. Botanical series 2: 247–287. BHL Reference page. 
• [Harvard] (2011) "Index of Botanical Specimens". Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
• Jeffrey, C. (1992) "The Tribe Senecioneae (Compositae) in the Mascarene Islands with an Annotated World Check-List of the Genera of the Tribe. Notes on Compositae: VI." Kew Bull. 47(1):49–109. DOI: 10.2307/4110768.
• Robinson, Harold, & José Cuatrecasas. (1994) "Jessea and Talamancalia, Two New Genera of the Senecioneae (Asteraceae) from Costa Rica and Panama". Novon. 4(1)48-52. Botanicus, BioStor, BHL, JSTOR.