| Display parents | 2 |
|---|---|
| Parent authority | (H.Rob.) Panero |
| Taxon | Polymnia |
| Authority | Kalm |
| Type species | Polymnia canadensis |
| Type species authority | L. |
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Polymnia is a genus of American plants in the sunflower family.[1][2][3] It is the only genus in the tribe Polymnieae.[4] Several species are known by the common name leafcup.[5]
- Polymnia aspera (Mart.) Mart. ex DC. – Mexico
- Polymnia canadensis L. – Ontario, much of eastern + central United States
- Polymnia cocuyensis Cuatrec. – Boyacá in Colombia
- Polymnia cossatotensis Pittman & V.M.Bates – Arkansas
- Polymnia johnbeckii D.Estes – Tennessee
- Polymnia laevigata Beadle – MO KY TN AL GA FL
- Polymnia quichensis J.M.Coult. – Costa Rica, Guatemala
- Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. – Bolivia
- Formerly included[6]
Numerous species now in other genera: Axiniphyllum Berlandiera Didelta Guizotia Melampodium Montanoa Rumfordia Smallanthus Sphagneticola Unxia
References
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 926 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Polymnia L.
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 39 Polymnia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 926. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 396. 1754.
- ^ Asteroideae – Taxonomy
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- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- ^ The Plant List/
- ^ Biota of North America program 2013 county distribution maps