Nesomia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Supertribe: | Helianthodae |
Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
Genus: |
Nesomia B.L.Turner |
Binomial name | |
Nesomia chiapensis B.L.Turner |
Nesomia is a genus of Mexican flowering plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.
The genus is named in honor of American botanist Guy L. Nesom.
The only known species is Nesomia chiapensis, native to the State of Chiapas in southern Mexico.