Diaphractanthus

Diaphractanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[2][3]

Diaphractanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Vernonioideae
Tribe:	Vernonieae
Genus:	Diaphractanthus Humbert
Species:	D. bomolepis
Binomial name
Diaphractanthus bomolepis Humbert
Synonyms[1]
Diaphractanthus homolepis Humbert, superfluous synonym

There is only one known species, Diaphractanthus bomolepis, endemic to Madagascar.^[4]

Some sources give the epithet as "homolepis" instead of "bomolepis". The original 1923 publication^[2] spelled it with a "b" alongside the description but with an "h" in the figure caption on the same page.^[1]