Freya_alba

<i>Freya alba</i>

Freya alba

Species of flowering plant

Freya alba is a South American species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, and the only species in the genus Freya.[1][2]

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The genus name of Freya is in reference to Freyja, the Norse goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future).[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Victor Manuel Badillo in Ernstia Vol.33 on page 9 in 1985.

References

  1. [1]
    "Freya alba V.M.Badillo". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Freya alba V.M.Badillo". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. [3]
    Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.


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