Gymnanthemum

Gymnanthemum
Gymnanthemum corymbosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Vernonioideae
Tribe:	Vernonieae
Genus:	Gymnanthemum Cass.
Type species
Gymnanthemum cupulare Cass.
Synonyms [1] [2]
BracheilemaR.Br. CheliusiaSch.Bip. Decaneurum sect. Gymnanthemum(Cass.) DC. KeringaRaf. PlectrecaRaf. Seneciodes sect. Gymnanthemum(Cass.) Kuntze Vernonia sect. Gymnanthemum(Cass.) Benth. Vernonia sect. StrobocalyxBlume ex DC.

Gymnanthemum is a genus of plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. Species of the genus are found in Asia, Africa and South America. ^{[3] [4]}

Species ^{[1] [5]}

• Gymnanthemum amygdalinum
• Gymnanthemum andrangovalense
• Gymnanthemum antanalum
• Gymnanthemum appendiculatum
• Gymnanthemum auriculiferum
• Gymnanthemum baillonii
• Gymnanthemum baronii
• Gymnanthemum bellinghamii
• Gymnanthemum bolleanum
• Gymnanthemum carnotianum
• Gymnanthemum chapelieri
• Gymnanthemum coloratum
• Gymnanthemum corymbosum
• Gymnanthemum coursii
• Gymnanthemum crataegifolium
• Gymnanthemum cylindriceps
• Gymnanthemum delapsum
• Gymnanthemum dissolutum
• Gymnanthemum exsertiflorum
• Gymnanthemum exsertum
• Gymnanthemum extensum
• Gymnanthemum fimbrilliferum
• Gymnanthemum glaberrimum
• Gymnanthemum hispidulum
• Gymnanthemum humblotii
• Gymnanthemum koekemoerae ^[6]
• Gymnanthemum louvelii
• Gymnanthemum mespilifolium
• Gymnanthemum metzianum
• Gymnanthemum myrianthum
• Gymnanthemum pectorale
• Gymnanthemum platylepis
• Gymnanthemum pleistanthum
• Gymnanthemum rubicundum
• Gymnanthemum rueppellii
• Gymnanthemum secundifolium
• Gymnanthemum subcrassulescens
• Gymnanthemum theophrastifolium
• Gymnanthemum thomsonianum
• Gymnanthemum triflorum
• Gymnanthemum urticifolium

Formerly included ^[1]

numerous species now regarded as members of other genera: Acilepis Decaneuropsis Eremosis Kinghamia Monosis Phyllocephalum Strobocalyx Vernonia

References

1. "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
2. "Gymnanthemum Cass". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
3. Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 10 in French
4. Tropicos, Gymnanthemum Cass.
5. The Plant List search for Gymnanthemum
6. Robinson, Harold, & Vicki A. Funk. 2014. Gymnanthemum koekemoerae (Compositae Vernonieae), a new species from South Africa. PhytoKeys 36:59-65

External links

• Media related to Gymnanthemum at Wikimedia Commons