Vickianthus

Vickianthus
Vickianthus alamanii floral head
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Vernonioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Vickianthus
H.Rob.

Vickianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes ten species native to Mexico.

The species now included in Vickianthus were formerly placed in the genera Vernonia and Vernonanthura. In 2023 Harold E. Robinson et al. organized them into a new genus based in a comprehensive phylogenetic study of the tribe Vernonieae. The genus is named after the botanist, curator, and plant collector Vicki Funk (1947–2019).

Species

Ten species are accepted.

References

  1. 1 2 "Vickianthus H.Rob". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Robinson†, H., Funk†, V. A., Kelloff, C. L., & Chan, R. (2023). Vickianthus, a new genus of the Vernonieae (Compositae) from Mexico. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 17(1), 139–149. https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v17.i1.1291