| Vickianthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Vernonioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Vickianthus H.Rob. |
Vickianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes ten species native to Mexico. [1]
The species now included in Vickianthus were formerly placed in the genera Vernonia and Vernonanthura . In 2023 Harold E. Robinson et al. organized them into a new genus based in a comprehensive phylogenetic study of the tribe Vernonieae. The genus is named after the botanist, curator, and plant collector Vicki Funk (1947–2019). [2]