Steiractinia

Steiractinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Ecliptinae
Genus:	Steiractinia S.F.Blake
Type species
Steiractinia mollis (syn of S. sodiroi) [1] S.F.Blake

Steiractinia is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

14 species are accepted. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

• Steiractinia aspera Cuatrec. – Colombia
• Steiractinia cupulifera Cuatrec. – Colombia
• Steiractinia glandulosa S.F.Blake – Colombia
• Steiractinia grantii Cuatrec. – Colombia
• Steiractinia helianthoides (Triana) S.Díaz & Vélez-Nauer – Colombia
• Steiractinia klattii S.F.Blake – Colombia
• Steiractinia lucidula S.F.Blake – Colombia
• Steiractinia meridensis Aristeg. – Colombia (Norte de Santander) and northwestern Venezuela
• Steiractinia ocanensis S.F.Blake – Colombia
• Steiractinia rusbyana S.F.Blake – Colombia
• Steiractinia sararensis Cuatrec. – Colombia
• Steiractinia schlimii S.F.Blake – Colombia
• Steiractinia sodiroi S.F.Blake – Colombia and Ecuador
• Steiractinia tachirensis Aristeg. – Venezuela

References

1. The Plant List, Steiractinia mollis S.F.Blake
2. Blake, Sydney Fay. 1915. Journal of botany, British and foreign 53: 151-158 descriptions in Latin, commentary and keys in English
3. Blake, Sydney Fay. 1915. Journal of botany, British and foreign 53: plate 539 line drawings of 3 species of Steiractinia
4. Tropicos, Steiractinia S.F. Blake
5. "Steiractinia S.F.Blake". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
6. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
7. The Plant List search for Steiractinia