Formania

Formania is a genus of Chinese flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[1][2][3]

Formania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Formaniinae G.L.Nesom
Genus:	Formania W.W.Sm. & J.Small
Species:	F. mekongensis
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.^[4][5]

The genus is named for Rev. Adam Forman, Scottish pastor and provider of medical supplies during the First World War.^[1]