Macvaughiella

Macvaughiella is a genus of Mesoamerican flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.^[2][3][4][5]

Macvaughiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Eupatorieae
Genus:	Macvaughiella R.M.King & H.Rob.
Type species
Schaetzellia mexicana Sch.Bip.
Synonyms[1]
Schaetzellia Sch.Bip. 1850, illegitimate homonym not Klotzsch 1849 Dichaeta Sch.Bip 1850, illegitimate homonym not Nutt. 1841

The genus is named in honor of the American botanist Rogers McVaugh (1909-2009) formerly of the University of Michigan.^[3][6]

Species^[1][7]

• Macvaughiella chiapensis R.M.King & H.Rob. - El Salvador, Chiapas
• Macvaughiella mexicana (Sch.Bip.) R.M.King & H.Rob. - Veracruz, El Salvador, Oaxaca, Honduras, Chiapas