''Vernonanthura'' is a genus of Neotropical plants in the Vernonieae tribe within the

daisy family The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

.Robinson, H. (1992) A new genus ''Vernonanthura'' (Vernonieae, Asteraceae) Phytologia 73(2) 65-76
/ref> The genus name of ''Vernonanthura'' is in honour of William Vernon (1666/67 - ca.1711), who was an English plant collector, ( bryologist) and

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

from Cambridge University, who collected in Maryland, USA in 1698. As well as the complex ending derived from 'anthera' (

anther The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filam ...

) and 'oura' (tail), referring to the frequently tailed anther base of the plant.

Species

The species include:Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
/ref> ; formerly included see '' Critoniopsis Vernonia'' * ''Vernonanthura cichoriiflora'' (Chodat) H.Rob. - '' Vernonia cichoriiflora'' Chodat * ''Vernonanthura hintoniorum'' (B.L.Turner) H.Rob. - '' Vernonia hintoniorum'' B.L.Turner * ''Vernonanthura liatroides'' (DC.) H.Rob. - ''

Vernonia liatroides ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the Daisy family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have bee ...

'' DC. * ''Vernonanthura oaxacana'' (Sch.Bip. ex Klatt) H.Rob. - ''

Vernonia oaxacana ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the Daisy family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have bee ...

'' Sch.Bip. ex Klatt * ''Vernonanthura patens'' (Kunth) H.Rob. - ''

Vernonia patens ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the Daisy family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have been ...

'' Kunth * ''Vernonanthura serratuloides'' (Kunth) H.Rob. - ''

Vernonia serratuloides ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the Daisy family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have bee ...

'' Kunth * ''Vernonanthura stellata'' (Spreng.) H.Rob. - '' Critoniopsis stellata'' (Spreng.) H.Rob.

References

Asteraceae genera {{Cichorioideae-stub