Zyzyura is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[1]

Zyzyura
Zyzyura mayana - capitula on erect flowering branches of living plant showing denser floral material near centers of capitula (Brewer & Pau 3349)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Zyzyura
H.Rob. & Pruski
Species:
Z. mayana
Binomial name
Zyzyura mayana
(Pruski) H.Rob. & Pruski
Synonyms[1]

Fleischmannia mayana Pruski (type species)

There is only one known species, Zyzyura mayana, native to Victoria Peak in Belize.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Robinson, Harold; Pruski, John (2013). "Zyzyura, a new genus of Eupatorieae (Asteraceae) from Belize". PhytoKeys (20): 1–7. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.20.4033. PMC 3668368. PMID 23730194.
  2. ^ Pruski JF, Clase TG (2012) Studies of Neotropical Compositae—VI. New species of Eupatorieae from Belize, Hispaniola, and Peru. Phytoneuron 2012–32: 1–15. includes color photos