''Iogeton'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

genus of flowering plants in the family

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. It only contains one known species, ''Iogeton nowickeanus'', known only from San Blas Province in

Panamá Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cost ...

.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
/ref> The genus name of ''Iogeton'' is in reference to the

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character of Io (''a goddess associated with rivers'') and -''geton'' (the Greek word meaning neighbour) and which is because the plant is found near streams.

References

Heliantheae Monotypic Asteraceae genera Flora of Panama {{Heliantheae-stub