Tuxtla is a genus of Mesoamerican flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae.[3][4]
| Tuxtla pittieri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Subtribe: | Ecliptinae |
| Genus: | Tuxtla Villaseñor & Strother |
| Species: | T. pittieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Tuxtla pittieri (Greenm.) Villaseñor & Strother
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Zexmenia pittieri Greenm. | |
- Species
There is only one known species, Tuxtla pittieri, native to Costa Rica and to the Los Tuxtlas region in the State of Veracruz in eastern Mexico.[1][5]
References edit
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ The Plant List, Tuxtla pittieri (Greenm.) Villaseñor & Strother
- ^ Villaseñor Ríos, José Luis & Strother, John Lance. 1989. Tuxtla, a new genus for Zexmenia pittieri (Compositae: Heliantheae). Systematic Botany 14(4): 537, f. 2
- ^ Tropicos, Tuxtla Villaseñor & Strother
- ^ Ibarra Manríquez, G. & S. Sinaca Colín. 1995. Lista florística comentada de la estación de biología tropical "Los Tuxtlas", Veracruz, Mexico. Revista de Biología Tropical 43(1–3): 75–115
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