Jessea | |
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Jessea cooperi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Senecioneae |
Genus: |
Jessea H.Rob & Cuatrec (1994) |
Type species | |
Jessea multivenia (Benth. ex Benth.) H.Rob & Cuatrec |
Jessea is a genus of Central American plants in the tribe Senecioneae within the sunflower family, closely related to Senecio.
The genus is named in honor of US botanist Jesse More Greenman (1867-1951), formerly of the Missouri Botanical Garden.