Leiboldia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Vernonieae |
Genus: | Leiboldia Schltdl. |
Leiboldia is a genus of flowering plants belonging the family Asteraceae.[1] It is also in the tribe Vernonieae.[2]
It is native to Mexico.
The genus name of Leiboldia is in honour of Friedrich Ernst Leibold (1804–1864), a German gardener and botanical collector.[3] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.19 on page 742 in 1847.[1]