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]

Freya alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Subtribe: Galinsoginae
Genus: Freya
V.M.Badillo
Species:
F. alba
Binomial name
Freya alba
V.M.Badillo

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

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  1. ^ "Freya alba V.M.Badillo". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Freya alba V.M.Badillo". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  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.