Standleyanthus

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| genus = Standleyanthus

| parent_authority = R.M.King & H.Rob

| species = triptychus

| authority = (B.L.Rob.) R.M.King & H.Rob[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13786280#page/49/mode/1up King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 22(1): 41-42] description in Latin, commentary in English

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| synonyms = Eupatorium triptychum B.L.Rob.

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Standleyanthus is a genus of Central American plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume editors. Klaus Kubitzky, general editor). Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg.[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40004353 Tropicos, Standleyanthus R.M. King & H. Rob.]

The genus is named after US botanist Paul Carpenter Standley (1884-1963).Williams, Louis O. "Paul Carpenter Standley". Taxon, vol 7. 1963.[http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/resshow/perry/bios/StandleyPaul.htm Washington Biologists' Field Club, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Paul Carpenter Standley] The Latin specific epithet of triptychus is a compound word with 'tri' meaning three and 'ptychus' meaning plate.{{cite book | last=Harrison |first=Lorraine | title=RHS Latin for Gardeners | year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley | location=United Kingdom | isbn=978-1845337315 }}

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The only known species is Standleyanthus triptychus, which is native to Costa Rica.[http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=ce5ce729-ecaf-4605-bdd2-e0b20c927f74 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]{{cite web |title=Standleyanthus R.M.King & H.Rob. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295522-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=17 December 2021 |language=en}}