Lipotriche

Lipotriche
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Ecliptinae
Genus:	Lipotriche R.Br.
Species [1]
12; see text
Synonyms [1]
PsathurochaetaDC. TrigonothecaSch.Bip. WuerschmittiaSch.Bip. ex Walp.

Lipotriche is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes 12 species native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and Yemen. ^[1]

Species

12 species are accepted. ^[1]

• Lipotriche abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) Orchard – tropical Africa and Yemen
• Lipotriche elliptica (O.Hoffm.) D.J.N.Hind – west and west-central tropical Africa
• Lipotriche felicis (C.D.Adams) D.J.N.Hind – Guinea
• Lipotriche gambica (Hutch. & Dalziel) Orchard – west Africa
• Lipotriche marlothiana (O.Hoffm.) D.J.N.Hind – tropical Africa
• Lipotriche pungens (Oliv. & Hiern) Orchard – tropical Africa
• Lipotriche rhombifolia (O.Hoffm. & Muschl.) D.J.N.Hind – west and west-central Africa
• Lipotriche richardsiae (Wild) D.J.N.Hind – central Africa
• Lipotriche robinsonii (Wild) D.J.N.Hind – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia
• Lipotriche scaberrima (Hiern) D.J.N.Hind – Angola
• Lipotriche scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Orchard – sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
• Lipotriche tithonioides (Aké Assi) D.J.N.Hind – Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire

References

1. "Lipotriche R.Br". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 February 2025.