Biology:Dayia (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Dayia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Dayia
J.M.Porter

Dayia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polemoniaceae.[1]

Its native range is Southwestern Texas to Northern Mexico, and Northern Chile.[1]

The genus name of 'Dayia' is in honour of Alva Day Grant (1920–2014), American botanist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin.[2]

Species known:[1]

  • Dayia glutinosa (Phil.) J.M.Porter
  • Dayia grantii J.M.Porter
  • Dayia havardii (A.Gray) J.M.Porter
  • Dayia scabra (Brandegee) J.M.Porter
  • Dayia sonorae (Rose) J.M.Porter

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5800552 entry