Albertinia

For the town in South Africa, see Albertinia, Western Cape.
Albertinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Albertinia
Spreng.
Binomial name
Albertinia brasiliensis
Spreng.

Albertinia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1820.[1][2]

There is only one accepted species, although several other names have been proposed. Albertinia brasiliensis is endemic to Brazil.[3][4][5]

The genus is named for German mycologist Johannes Baptista von Albertini.[1]

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