Vernonioideae

Vernonioideae
	Vernonia baldwinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Vernonioideae ; Lindl. (1829)
Tribes
	Eremothamneae H.Rob. & Brettell; Platycarpheae V.A.Funk & H.Rob.; Arctotideae Cass.; Arctotideae-G subtribe (possible new tribe Gorterieae); Liabeae Rydb.; Distephaneae (S.C.Keeley & H.Rob.) H.Rob. & V.A.Funk; Moquinieae H.Rob; Vernonieae Cass.;

Last updated August 27, 2025

Vernonioideae is a subfamily of the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It includes seven or more tribes, some of which contain subtribes.^[1]

Tribes, subtribes, and genera

Per Susanna et al., except as otherwise noted.^[1]

Eremothamneae H.Rob. & Brettell
Platycarpheae V.A.Funk & H.Rob.
Arctotideae Cass.
- Arctotidinae Dumort.
- Heterolepis Cass. incertae sedis
Arctotideae-G subtribe (possible new tribe Gorterieae)
- Gorteriinae Benth. ^[2]
  - Berkheya Ehrh.
  - Berkheyopsis O.Hoffm.
  - Cullumia R.Br.
  - Cuspidia Gaertn.
  - Didelta L'Hér.
  - Gazania Gaertn.
  - Gorteria L. (syn. HirpiciumCass.)
  - Heterorhachis Sch.Bip. ex Walp.
  - Roessleria Stångb. & Anderb.
Liabeae Rydb.
- Liabinae Cass.
- Munnoziinae H.Rob.
- Paranepheliinae H.Rob.
- Sinclairiinae H.Rob.
Distephaneae (S.C.Keeley & H.Rob.) H.Rob. & V.A.Funk^[3]
- - Distephanus Cass.
Moquinieae H.Rob
Vernonieae Cass.
- Centrapalinae H.Rob.
- Centratherinae H.Rob., R.M.King & F.Bohlmann
- Chrestinae H.Rob.
- Dipterocypselinae S.C.Keeley & H.Rob.
- Elephantopinae Less.
- Erlangeinae H.Rob.
- Gymnantheminae H.Rob.
- Hesperomanniinae S.C.Keeley & H.Rob.
- Leiboldiinae H.Rob.
- Lepidaploinae S.C.Keeley & H.Rob.
- Linziinae S.C.Keeley & H.Rob.
- Lychnophorinae Benth.
- Mesanthophorinae S.C.Keeley & H.Rob.
- Pacourininae H.Rob.
- Piptocarphinae H.Rob., R.M.King & F.Bohlmann
- Rolandrinae Cass. ex Dumort.
- Sipolisiinae H.Rob.
- Stokesiinae H.Rob.
- Trichospirinae Less.
- Vernoniinae Cass. ex Dumort.

References

1 2 3 Susanna, A., Baldwin, B.G., Bayer, R.J., Bonifacino, J.M., Garcia-Jacas, N., Keeley, S.C., Mandel, J.R., Ortiz, S., Robinson, H. and Stuessy, T.F. (2020), The classification of the Compositae: A tribute to Vicki Ann Funk (1947–2019). Taxon, 69: 807-814. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12235
↑ F. Stångberg, P.O. Karis, A. Anderberg, 2018. Intergeneric relationships in the Gorteria clade of Arctotideae-Gorteriinae (Asteraceae), with description of a new genus, Roessleria. South African Journal of Botany, Volume 118, 2018. Pages 216-231. ISSN 0254-6299, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.07.018.
↑ M R Gostel, Benoit Loeuille, Mariana Henriques Santana, Carol L Kelloff, Raymund Chan, Ana Rita Giraldes Simões, Isabel Larridon, Vicki A Funk, Molecular phylogenetics of Distephanus supports the recognition of a new tribe, Distephaneae (Asteraceae), Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024;, boae025, https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae025

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[Susanna-1] 1 2 3 Susanna, A., Baldwin, B.G., Bayer, R.J., Bonifacino, J.M., Garcia-Jacas, N., Keeley, S.C., Mandel, J.R., Ortiz, S., Robinson, H. and Stuessy, T.F. (2020), The classification of the Compositae: A tribute to Vicki Ann Funk (1947–2019). Taxon, 69: 807-814. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12235

[2] F. Stångberg, P.O. Karis, A. Anderberg, 2018. Intergeneric relationships in the Gorteria clade of Arctotideae-Gorteriinae (Asteraceae), with description of a new genus, Roessleria. South African Journal of Botany, Volume 118, 2018. Pages 216-231. ISSN 0254-6299, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.07.018.

[3] M R Gostel, Benoit Loeuille, Mariana Henriques Santana, Carol L Kelloff, Raymund Chan, Ana Rita Giraldes Simões, Isabel Larridon, Vicki A Funk, Molecular phylogenetics of Distephanus supports the recognition of a new tribe, Distephaneae (Asteraceae), Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024;, boae025, https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae025

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Vernonioideae

Vernonia baldwinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Vernonioideae Lindl. (1829)
Tribes^[1]
Eremothamneae H.Rob. & Brettell Platycarpheae V.A.Funk & H.Rob. Arctotideae Cass. Arctotideae-G subtribe (possible new tribe Gorterieae) Liabeae Rydb. Distephaneae (S.C.Keeley & H.Rob.) H.Rob. & V.A.Funk Moquinieae H.Rob Vernonieae Cass.