''Robinsonecio'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Asteraceae.
It is native to Mexico and Guatemala.
The genus name of ''Robinsonecio'' is in honour of
Harold E. Robinson
Harold Ernest Robinson (May 22, 1932 – December 17, 2020) was an American botanist and entomologist.
Career
Robinson's specialty was the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the bryophytes. He has named or described over 2,800 new species and ...
(1932–2020), an American botanist and an
entomologist
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...
.
It was first described and published in Sida Vol.17 on page 79 in 1996.
Known species, according to Kew;
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Robinsonecio gerberifolius
''Robinsonecio'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
It is native to Mexico and Guatemala.
The genus name of ''Robinsonecio'' is in honour of Harold E. Robinson (1932–2020), an American botanist and an entomolog ...
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Robinsonecio porphyresthes''
References
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Senecioneae
Asteraceae genera
Plants described in 1996
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Guatemala