''Robinsonecio'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
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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
entomologist
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...
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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''
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Robinsonecio porphyresthes''
References
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Senecioneae
Asteraceae genera
Plants described in 1996
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Guatemala