Merrittia

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Merrittia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Merrittia
Merr.
Species:
M. benguetensis
Binomial name
Merrittia benguetensis
Merr.
Synonyms
  • Blumea benguetensis Mattf.
  • Elmer Senecio benguetensis

Merrittia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[1] The only species is Merrittia benguetensis Merr.[2]

It is native to the Philippines.[2]

The genus name of Merrittia is in honour of Melvin Leroy Merritt (1879–1961), an American forester for the Philippine Bureau of Forestry and the US Forest Service.[3] The Latin specific epithet of benguetensis refers to Benguet, a Province of the Philippines. Both genus and species were first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., C Vol.5 on page 396 in 1910.[2]

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