Libinhania Explained

Libinhania is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Somalia and Socotra. The genus was established in 2017, as a result of a molecular phylogenetic study, which showed that a number of species endemic to Socotra, some of which had been placed in the genus Helichrysum, formed a clade that did not belong in that genus.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

• Libinhania acicularis (Balf.f.) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill.
• Libinhania arachnoides (Balf.f.) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill.
• Libinhania balfourii (Vierh.) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill.
• Libinhania discolor A.G.Mill., Sommerer & N.Kilian
• Libinhania fontinalis A.G.Mill., Sommerer & N.Kilian
• Libinhania gracilipes (Oliv. & Hiern) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill.
• Libinhania hegerensis A.G.Mill. & N.Kilian
• Libinhania nimmoana (Oliv. & Hiern) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill.
• Libinhania nivea A.G.Mill., Sommerer & N.Kilian
• Libinhania pendula A.G.Mill., Sommerer & N.Kilian
• Libinhania rosulata (Oliv. & Hiern) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill.
• Libinhania sphaerocephala (Balf.f.) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill.
• Libinhania suffruticosa (Balf.f.) N.Kilian, Galbany, Oberpr. & A.G.Mill.