Chresta

Chresta is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[3][4]

Chresta
Chresta sphaerocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Vernonioideae
Tribe:	Vernonieae
Genus:	Chresta Vell. ex DC.
Type species
Chresta sphaerocephala DC.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Eremanthus sect. Pycnocephalum (Less.) Baker Argyrovernonia MacLeish Glaziovianthus G.M.Barroso Chresta Vell. Vernonia sect. Pycnocephalum Less. Chresta sect. Euchresta Gardner Eremanthus sect. Chresta (DC.) Baker Stachyanthus DC.

Species

As of May 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[5]

• Chresta angustifolia Gardner
• Chresta artemisiifolia Siniscalchi & Loeuille
• Chresta curumbensis (Philipson) H.Rob.
• Chresta exsucca DC.
• Chresta filicifolia Siniscalchi & Loeuille
• Chresta harleyi H.Rob.
• Chresta hatschbachii H.Rob.
• Chresta heteropappa Siniscalchi & Loeuille
• Chresta martii (DC.) H.Rob.
• Chresta pacourinoides (Mart. ex DC.) Siniscalchi & Loeuille
• Chresta pinnatifida (Philipson) H.Rob.
• Chresta plantaginifolia Gardner
• Chresta pycnocephala DC.
• Chresta scapigera (Less.) Gardner
• Chresta souzae H.Rob.
• Chresta speciosa Gardner
• Chresta sphaerocephala DC.
• Chresta subverticillata Siniscalchi & Loeuille