Minasia

Minasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Cichorioideae
Tribe:	Vernonieae
Genus:	Minasia H.Rob.
Type species
Chresta alpestris Gardner.

Minasia is a genus of Brazilian plants in the tribe Vernonieae[1] within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Species

All known species are native to the Espinhaço Mountains in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil.[4][5]

• Minasia alpestris
• Minasia cabralensis
• Minasia lewinsohnii
• Minasia pereirae
• Minasia ramosa
• Minasia scapigera
• Minasia splettiae

References

1. Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe
2. Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1992. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105(3): 640-652
3. Tropicos, Minasia H. Rob.
4. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
5. Loeuille, B., H. Robinson, J. Semir. 2011. Phytotaxa 25:18-21.