Mikania
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Scientific name | Mikania |
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Higher classification | Daisy family |
Order | Asterales |
Rank | Genus |
Tribe | Eupatorieae |
Family | Asteraceae |
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ID | 2356252 |
About Mikania
Mikania is a genus of about 450 species in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family. The name honors the Czech botanist Johann Christian Mikan, 1743–1814. Members of the genus are stem twiners and lianas and are common in the neotropical flora. Mikania originates from South America.