Sachsia is a genus of West Indian and Floridian plants in the elecampane tribe within the sunflower family.Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1866. Catalogus plantarum cubensium exhibens collectionem Wrightianam aliasque minores ex insula Cuba missas pages 150–151 in LatinFlora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 477, Sachsia Grisebach
The genus is named in honour of German botanist Julius von Sachs (1832–1897), who was a German botanist, Plant physiologist and botanical illustrator who taught at the Charles University, Prague.
Species Includes 3 Accepted Species; Sachsia coronopifolia – Cuba Sachsia polycephala – Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Florida Sachsia tricephala - Cuba
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