Formania

Formania is a genus of Chinese flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2][3][4]

Formania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Anthemideae[1]
Genus:	Formania W.W.Sm. & J.Small
Binomial name
Formania mekongensis W.W.Sm. & J.Small

There is only one known species, Formania mekongensis, native to Yunnan and Sichuan in southwestern China.[1][5]

The genus is named for Rev. Adam Forman, Scottish pastor and provider of medical supplies during the First World War.[2]

References

1. "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
2. Smith, William Wright & Small, James. 1922. Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 28: 91-92 description in Latin, commentary in English
3. Smith, William Wright & Small, James. 1922. Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 28: figure 2 line drawing of Formania mekongensis
4. Tropicos, Formania W.W. Sm. & J. Small
5. Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 569 复芒菊属 fu mang ju shu Formania W. W. Smith & J. Small, Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh. 28: 91. 1922.