Urbinella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Greenman, Jesse More. 1903. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 39(5): 117-118 entirely in EnglishTropicos, Urbinella Greenm. It was first published in Proc. American Academy Arts 39: 117 (1903).
The genus is named in honor of Dr. Manuel Urbina, at one time Director of the National Museum in the Mexican capital.
Species There is only one known species, Urbinella palmeri, found only in the state of Durango in Mexico.Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93
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