A new genus of Compositae (Eupatorieae, Piqueriinae) from Peru, named Centenaria to honour the 100 th anniversary of the Natural History Museum of the National University Mayor of San Marcos
Gonzáles, Paúl, Cano, Asunción and Robinson, Harold E.
Abstract
A little herb from central Peru is recognized as a new species of a new genus. Centenaria rupacquiana belongs to the tribe Eupatorieae, subtribe Piqueriinae. It ha asymmetrical corollas with two inner lobes smaller, a flat and epaleaceous receptacle and the presence of pappus. InPeru, Centenaria is related to the genera Ferreyella and Ellenbergia, but Ferryrella is different by having no pappus and a paleaceous receptacle; and on the other hand, Ellenbergia different by having symmetrical corollas.
