Blainvillea

Blainvillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[2][3] They are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, and Latin America.^[1]

Blainvillea
Blainvillea acmella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Subtribe:	Ecliptinae
Genus:	Blainvillea Cass.
Type species
Blainvillea rhomboidea Cass.
Synonyms[1]
Eisenmannia Sch.Bip. ex Hochst. Galophthalmum Nees & Mart.

They are annual or perennial herbs. The flower heads contain small ray florets with toothed tips, usually yellow, or occasionally white. The genus name honors French naturalist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville.^[4]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Blainvillea:^[5]

• Blainvillea acmella
• Blainvillea calcicola
• Blainvillea cunninghamii
• Blainvillea dichotoma - French Guiana
• Blainvillea gayana - Africa from Egypt to Gambia and KwaZulu-Natal; Yemen, Cape Verde