Oocephala

Oocephala is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Africa. The name means "egghead", referring to the egg-shaped capitulum, which distinguishes the genus from its close relative Polydora.^[2] Some species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.^[3][2]

Oocephala
Oocephala staehelinoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Vernonioideae
Tribe:	Vernonieae
Genus:	Oocephala (S.B.Jones) H.Rob.[1]
Species
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Species

As of October 2020^[update], Plants of the World Online recognises the following species.^[1]

• Oocephala agrianthoides (C.Jeffrey) H.Rob.
• Oocephala centauroides (Klatt) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Oocephala staehelinoides (Harv.) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Oocephala stenocephala (Oliv.) H.Rob.

In 1999, Robinson described two Oocephala species: O. agrianthoides and O. stenocephala.^[3] In 2014, Robinson and Skvarla added two more species: O. centauroides and O. staehelinoides.^[2]