Roessleria

Roessleria is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. It includes five species native to southern Africa, ranging from Angola and Zimbabwe to South Africa.^[1]

Roessleria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subtribe:	Gorteriinae
Genus:	Roessleria Stångb. & Anderb. (2018)
Species[1]
Roessleria armerioides (DC.) Stångb. & Anderb. Roessleria bechuanensis (S.Moore) Stångb. & Anderb. Roessleria gazanioides (Harv.) Stångb. & Anderb. Roessleria gorterioides (Oliv. & Hiern) Stångb. & Anderb. Roessleria linearifolia (Bolus) Stångb. & Anderb.

The species in the genus were originally placed in genus Hirpicium. That genus was found to be paraphyletic, with the five southern African species forming a distinct clade that was given the name Roessleria. The genus is named for botanist Helmut Roessler (1926–2019).^[2]

Species

Five species are accepted.^[1]

• Roessleria armerioides (DC.) Stångb. & Anderb.
• Roessleria bechuanensis (S.Moore) Stångb. & Anderb.
• Roessleria gazanioides (Harv.) Stångb. & Anderb.
• Roessleria gorterioides (Oliv. & Hiern) Stångb. & Anderb.
• Roessleria linearifolia (Bolus) Stångb. & Anderb.