Spiracantha

Spiracantha is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae^[2] within the family Asteraceae.^[3][4]

Species

Spiracantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Vernonioideae
Tribe:	Vernonieae
Genus:	Spiracantha Kunth
Species:	S. cornifolia
Binomial name
Spiracantha cornifolia Kunth
Synonyms[1]
Acosta DC. Spiracantha denticulata Ernst Acosta rolandrae DC.

The only known species is Spiracantha cornifolia, native to Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Venezuela, Colombia, Central America, and southern Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula).^[1][5][6]