Leucomeris

Leucomeris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Wunderlichioideae
Tribe:	Hyalideae
Genus:	Leucomeris D.Don
Synonyms [1] [2]
Gochnatia subg. Leucomeris(D.Don) Less. Gochnatia sect. Leucomeris(D.Don) Cabrera NoueliaFranch.

Leucomeris is a genus of Asian flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. ^{[3] [4]} It includes three species native to the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, and south-central China. ^[2]

Species

Three species are accepted. ^[2]

• Leucomeris decora Kurz – Manipur, Mizoram, Myanmar, Yunnan, Guizhou, Thailand, and Vietnam
• Leucomeris insignis (Franch.) Su Liu & Z.H.Feng – southwestern Sichuan and Yunnan
• Leucomeris spectabilis D.Don – Nepal, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand

formerly included ^{[4] [5]}

see Pertya Vernonia

• Leucomeris celebica (Blume) Blume ex DC.- Vernonia arborea Buch.-Ham.
• Leucomeris glabra Blume ex DC. - Vernonia arborea Buch.-Ham.
• Leucomeris javanica Blume ex DC. - Vernonia arborea Buch.-Ham.
• Leucomeris scandens (Thunb. ex Murray) Sch.Bip. - Pertya scandens (Thunb. ex Thunb.) Sch.Bip.

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-17 at archive.today
2. "Leucomeris D.Don". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
3. Don, David. 1825. Prodromus Florae Nepalensis 169–170
4. Tropicos, Leucomeris D. Don
5. The Plant List search for Leucomeris