Oliganthes Explained

Oliganthes is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae^[1] within the family Asteraceae.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species^{[5] [6]}

• Oliganthes anjanaribensis Beentje & D. J. N. Hind - Madagascar
• Oliganthes bathiaei (Humbert) Humbert - Madagascar
• Oliganthes lanuginosa (Bojer ex DC.) Humbert - Madagascar
• Oliganthes lecomtei (Humbert) Humbert - Madagascar
• Oliganthes pseudocentauropsis (Humbert) Humbert - Madagascar
• Oliganthes sublanata (Drake) Humbert - Madagascar
• Oliganthes triflora Cass. - Madagascar; introduced into Mexico
• Oliganthes tsaratananensis Humbert - Madagascar
• Oliganthes tsimihetorum Humbert - Madagascar

formerly included^[5] several species once considered part of Oliganthes but now regarded as more suited to other genera: Eremosis Grosvenoria Harleya Piptocoma Pollalesta

Notes and References

1. http://sterlingkeeley.wordpress.com/vernonieae/ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae - The Evil Tribe
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4439489#page/12/mode/1up Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 10
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40031146 Tropicos, Oliganthes Cass.
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32993#page/1/mode/1up Humbert, Jean-Henri. 1960. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores 189(1): 182-194
5. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, search for Oliganthes
6. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Oliganthes The Plant List search for Oliganthes