Leibnitzia (sunbonnets) is a genus of Asian and North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Tropicos, Leibnitzia Cass.Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1822. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles [Second edition] 25: 420–432 generic description in Latin, specific descriptions and commentary in FrenchFlora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 11 大丁草属 da ding cao shu Leibnitzia Cassini in F. Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 25: 420. 1822. Flora of North America Vol. 19-21 Page 80 Leibnitzia Cassini in F. CuvierNesom, G. L. 1983. Biology and taxonomy of American Leibnitzia (Asteraceae). Brittonia 35: 126–139.
The genus is named for Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German scientist and mathematician
SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Leibnitzia anandria (L.) Turcz. - Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Siberia, Russian Far East Leibnitzia knorringiana (B.Fedtsch.) Pobed. - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Leibnitzia lyrata (Sch.Bip.) G.L.Nesom - United States (Arizona, New Mexico),Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca) Leibnitzia occimadrensis G.L.Nesom - Sinaloa Leibnitzia phanerogama Cass. - Siberia Leibnitzia pusilla (Wall. ex DC.) S.Gould ex Kitam. & Gould - Bhutan, Nepal, southwestern China
formerly included see Gerbera Leibnitzia bonatiana (Beauverd) Kitam.- Gerbera bonatiana (Beauverd) Beauverd Leibnitzia nepalensis (Kunze) Kitam. - Gerbera kunzeana A.Br. & Asch. Leibnitzia ruficoma (Franch.) Kitam. - Gerbera ruficoma Franch.
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