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Galinsoga
Galinsoga
is
a genus
of
flowering plants
in the family
Asteraceae
. It is
native
to
North and South America
and the
West Indies
, and naturalized in Europe, Asia, Africa, and
Australia
.
The name
Galinsoga
was
dedicated
to
Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga
, who
founded
the Spanish
Real Academia Nacional de Medicina
and was
director
of the
Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
.
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