A revision of Heterolepis Cass. (Asteraceae: Cichorioideae)

The small Cape genus Heterolepis (Asteraceae: Cichorioideae) containing four species, is poorly known and its tribal affinities within the subfamily are enigmatic. The genus has not been taxonomically treated since the 1865 publication of Harvey and Sonder's Flora Capensis, and a new species was recently described. Here, we collate information from the more than 200 collected specimens, combined with a detailed morphological investigation of...