Acilepis

Acilepis is a genus of Asian plants in the Vernonieae[4] within the daisy family.[2][5][6]

Acilepis
Acilepis saligna
Acilepis saligna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Vernonieae[1]
Genus:	Acilepis D.Don
Type species
Acilepis squarrosa[2] D.Don
Synonyms[1][3]
Xipholepis Steetz Lysistemma Steetz Vernonia Acilepis group

Taxonomy

Species

As of July 2020, Plants of the World online has 37 accepted species:[7][1][8]

• Acilepis anaimudica (B.V.Shetty & Vivek.) Kottaim.
• Acilepis aspera (Buch.-Ham.) H.Rob.
• Acilepis attenuata (DC.) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis belcheri H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis chiangdaoensis (H.Koyama) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis clivorum (Hance) H.Rob.
• Acilepis dendigulensis (DC.) H.Rob.
• Acilepis divergens (Roxb.) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis doichangensis (H.Koyama) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis fysonii (Calder) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis gardneri (Thwaites) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis heynei (Bedd. ex Gamble) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis kerrii (Craib) Bunwong, Chantar. & S.C.Keeley
• Acilepis kingii (C.B.Clarke) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis lobbii (Hook.f.) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis namnaoensis (H.Koyama) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis nantcianensis (Pamp.) H.Rob.
• Acilepis nayarii (Uniyal) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis nemoralis (Thwaites) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis ngaoensis (H.Koyama) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis ornata (Talbot) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis peguensis (C.B.Clarke) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis peninsularis (C.B.Clarke) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis pothigaiana (Chellad. & Gopalan) Kottaim.
• Acilepis principis (Gagnep.) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis pseudosutepensis (H.Koyama) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis pulneyensis (Gamble) Kottaim.
• Acilepis saligna (DC.) H.Rob.
• Acilepis scariosa (DC.) H.Rob.
• Acilepis setigera (Arn.) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis silhetensis (DC.) H.Rob.
• Acilepis spirei (Gand.) H.Rob.
• Acilepis squarrosa D.Don
• Acilepis sutepensis (Kerr) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis thwaitesii (C.B.Clarke) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis tonkinensis (Gagnep.) H.Rob. & Skvarla
• Acilepis virgata (Gagnep.) H.Rob. & Skvarla

formerly included[1]

numerous species now considered members of other genera: Dicoma Pacourina

• Acilepis cirsiifolia - Pacourina edulis
• Acilepis lanata - Dicoma tomentosa

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at Archive.today
2. Don, David. 1825. Prodromus Florae Nepalensis 169 in Latin
3. Flora of China , Vernonia Acilepis group
4. Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
5. Tropicos, Acilepis D. Don
6. Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1999. Revisions in palaeotropical Vernonieae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 112:220-247.
7. Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 14 July 2020
8. The Plant List search for Acilepis