Syncalathium

Syncalathium is a genus of Chinese plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.^[2][3][4][5]

Syncalathium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Cichorioideae
Tribe:	Cichorieae
Subtribe:	Crepidinae
Genus:	Syncalathium Lipsch.
Type species
Syncalathium sukaczevii (syn. of S. kawaguchii)[1] Lipsch.

Species

As of May 2024^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[6]

• Syncalathium chrysocephala (C.Shih) S.W.Liu – Qinghai, Tibet
• Syncalathium disciforme (Mattf.) Y.Ling – Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan
• Syncalathium kawaguchii (Kitam.) Y.Ling – Qinghai, Tibet
• Syncalathium orbiculariforme C.Shih – Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan
• Syncalathium porphyreum (C.Marquand & Airy Shaw) Y.Ling – Qinghai, Tibet
• Syncalathium roseum Ling – Tibet

Former species include:

• Syncalathium souliei = Melanoseris souliei (Franch.) N.Kilian^[7]