''Microglossa'' is a genus of Asian and African flowering plants in the tribe

Astereae Astereae is a tribe of plants in the family Asteraceae that includes annuals, biennials, perennials, subshrubs, shrubs, and trees. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the world. Plants within the tribe are present nearly worldwide di ...

within the family Asteraceae.Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 558 小舌菊 xiao she ju ''Microglossa pyrifolia'' (Lamarck) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 353. 1891.
/ref> ; Species * '' Microglossa afzelii'' O.Hoffm. - central Africa * '' Microglossa caffrorum'' (Less.) Grau - South Africa * '' Microglossa caudata'' O.Hoffm. & Muschl. - tropical Africa * '' Microglossa densiflora'' Hook.f. - central Africa * '' Microglossa longiradiata'' Wild - South Africa * '' Microglossa mespilifolia'' (Less.) B.L.Rob. - South Africa * '' Microglossa oehleri'' Muschl. * '' Microglossa pyrifolia'' (Lam.) Kuntze - Africa, Madagascar,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, India, Southeast Asia * '' Microglossa zeylanica'' (Arn.) Benth. & Hook.f. -

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

; formerly included several species once included in ''Microglossa,'' now considered better suited to other genera: ''

Aster Aster or ASTER may refer to: Biology * ''Aster'' (genus), a genus of flowering plants ** List of ''Aster'' synonyms, other genera formerly included in ''Aster'' and still called asters in English * Aster (cell biology), a cellular structure shap ...

Conyza ''Conyza'' (horseweed, butterweed or fleabane) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to tropical and warm temperate regions throughout the world, and also north into cool temperate regions in North America and ...

Psiadia ''Psiadia'', commonly known as daisy trees, is a genus of mostly woody Asian and African plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. The genus is distributed throughout the Western Indian Ocean, with species reported from continen ...

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Asteraceae genera Astereae {{Astereae-stub