Genus Libanothamnus Ernst

Possible synonym of Espeletia Mutis ex Bonpl.


Summary
Genus number:
15180
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Millerieae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
the Greek "thamnos" (bush, shrub) is masculine, therefore this generic name is masculine fide Madrid ICN Art. 62.2

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Cuatrecasas, J. 1976. A new subtribe in the Heliantheae (Compositae): Espeletiinae. Phytologia 35:50.
  2. Robinson, H. E. 1981. A revision of the tribal and subtribal limits of the Heliantheae (Asteraceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 51:35.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=15180. Accessed 11 May 2026.