Jeffreycia

Jeffreycia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Vernonieae
Genus: Jeffreycia
H.Rob., S.C.Keeley & Skvarla
Type species
Jeffreycia zanzibarensis
(Less.) H.Rob., S.C.Keeley & Skvarla

Jeffreycia is a genus of African flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1] They are in the tribe Vernonieae.[2]

It is native to Tropical eastern Africa and also Sri Lanka. It is found in the countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia and Tanzania.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Jeffreycia H.Rob., S.C.Keeley & Skvarla | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ Robinson, Harold; Keeley, Sterling C.; Skvarla, John J.; Chan, Raymund (2014). "Two new genera, Hoffmannanthus and Jeffreycia, mostly from East Africa (Erlangeinae, Vernonieae, Asteraceae)". PhytoKeys (39): 49–64. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.39.7624. PMC 4152891. PMID 25197225.