''Galinsoga'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
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[ It is native to North and South America and the West Indies, and naturalized in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
The name ''Galinsoga'' was dedicated to ]Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga
Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga (1756 Lorca, Toledo - 1797) was the physician to the Spanish Queen consort Maria Luisa of Parma, director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, and a member of the Spanish Real Academia Nacional de Medici ...
, who founded the Spanish Real Academia Nacional de Medicina and was director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
' ( Spanish for ''Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid'') is an botanical garden in Madrid (Spain). The public entrance is located at , next to the Prado Museum.
History
The garden was founded on October 17, 1755, by King Ferdinand VI, and ...
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Genealoga Familia Pérez Martinez
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References
United States Department of Agriculture plants profile
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Asteraceae genera
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