Leucomeris

Leucomeris is a genus of Asian flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.^[1][2] It includes three species native to the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, and south-central China.^[3]

Species

Three species are accepted.^[3]

• Leucomeris decora Kurz – Manipur, Mizoram, Myanmar, Yunnan, Guizhou, Thailand, and Vietnam
• Leucomeris insignis (Franch.) Su Liu & Z.H.Feng – southwestern Sichuan and Yunnan
• Leucomeris spectabilis D.Don – Nepal, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand

formerly included^[2][4]

see Pertya Vernonia

• Leucomeris celebica (Blume) Blume ex DC.- Vernonia arborea Buch.-Ham.
• Leucomeris glabra Blume ex DC. - Vernonia arborea Buch.-Ham.
• Leucomeris javanica Blume ex DC. - Vernonia arborea Buch.-Ham.
• Leucomeris scandens (Thunb. ex Murray) Sch.Bip. - Pertya scandens (Thunb. ex Thunb.) Sch.Bip.

References

1. ^ Don, David. 1825. Prodromus Florae Nepalensis 169–170
2. ^ Tropicos, Leucomeris D. Don
3. ^ "Leucomeris D.Don". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
4. ^ The Plant List search for Leucomeris