Sphaeranthus

Sphaeranthus is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae.

Sphaeranthus
Sphaeranthus indicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Inuleae
Genus:	Sphaeranthus L.
Type species
Sphaeranthus indicus L.
Synonyms
Oligolepis Wight Tisserantia Humbert Sphaeranthus sect. Eusphaeranthus DC. Polycephalos Forssk. Oligolepis Cass. ex DC.

Species

• Sphaeranthus africanus - Tanzania, Madagascar, Iran, Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, northern Australia
• Sphaeranthus amaranthoides - Sri Lanka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
• Sphaeranthus angolensis - Angola
• Sphaeranthus angustifolius - Madagascar
• Sphaeranthus bullatus - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus chandleri - Uganda
• Sphaeranthus confertifolius - Kenya
• Sphaeranthus cristatus - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus epigaeus - South Africa
• Sphaeranthus fischeri - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus flexuosus - South Africa, Zambia
• Sphaeranthus foliosus
• Sphaeranthus greenwayi - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus indicus - Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, northern Australia
• Sphaeranthus kirkii - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus mimetes - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus mozambiquensis - Mozambique
• Sphaeranthus neglectus - South Africa, Madagascar
• Sphaeranthus oppositifolius - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus peduncularis - South Africa
• Sphaeranthus ramosus - Ethiopia
• Sphaeranthus randii - Zimbabwe, Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus salinarum
• Sphaeranthus samburuensis - Kenya
• Sphaeranthus senegalensis
• Sphaeranthus similis - Angola
• Sphaeranthus spathulatus - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus steetzii - Ethiopia
• Sphaeranthus strobiliferus - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus stuhlmannii - Tanzania
• Sphaeranthus suaveolens - Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi
• Sphaeranthus ukambensis - Kenya
• Sphaeranthus wattii - South Africa
• Sphaeranthus zavattarii - Ethiopia

formerly included

several species now in other genera: of Athroisma Pterocaulon

• Sphaeranthus elongatus - Pterocaulon redolens
• Sphaeranthus erectus - Pterocaulon sphacelatum
• Sphaeranthus laciniatus - Athroisma laciniatum
• Sphaeranthus gracilis - Athroisma gracile

References

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