{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = |image_caption = |display_parents = 2 |taxon = Oliganthes |authority = Cass. |type_species = ''Oliganthes triflora''<ref>lectotype designated by Cass. in Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1818: 58 1818.</ref><ref>[http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=185c42df-00e6-4be5-875a-d68aca00f575 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, ''Oliganthes'' Cass.]</ref> |type_species_authority = Cass. |synonyms_ref = <ref name=g/> |synonyms = * ''Odontoloma'' <small>Kunth</small> * ''Trianthaea'' <small>(DC.) Spach</small> * ''Dialesta'' <small>Kunth</small> * ''Vernonia'' sect. ''Trianthaea'' <small>DC.</small> }}
'''''Oliganthes''''' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Vernonieae<ref>[http://sterlingkeeley.wordpress.com/vernonieae/ Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae - The Evil Tribe]</ref> within the family Asteraceae.<ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4439489#page/12/mode/1up Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 10] in French</ref><ref>[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40031146 Tropicos, Oliganthes Cass.]</ref><ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32993#page/1/mode/1up Humbert, Jean-Henri. 1960. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores 189(1): 182-194] in French with line drawings of several species</ref>
; Species<ref name=g>[http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist, search for ''Oliganthes''] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141106174748/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch |date=2014-11-06 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Oliganthes The Plant List search for ''Oliganthes'']</ref> * ''Oliganthes anjanaribensis'' <small> Beentje & D. J. N. Hind</small> - Madagascar * ''Oliganthes bathiaei'' <small>(Humbert) Humbert</small> - Madagascar * ''Oliganthes lanuginosa'' <small>(Bojer ex DC.) Humbert</small> - Madagascar * ''Oliganthes lecomtei'' <small>(Humbert) Humbert</small> - Madagascar * ''Oliganthes pseudocentauropsis'' <small>(Humbert) Humbert</small> - Madagascar * ''Oliganthes sublanata'' <small>(Drake) Humbert</small> - Madagascar * ''Oliganthes triflora'' <small>Cass.</small> - Madagascar; introduced into Mexico * ''Oliganthes tsaratananensis'' <small> Humbert</small> - Madagascar * ''Oliganthes tsimihetorum'' <small> Humbert</small> - Madagascar
; formerly included<ref name=g/> several species once considered part of ''Oliganthes'' but now regarded as more suited to other genera: ''Eremosis Grosvenoria Harleya Piptocoma Pollalesta''
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Asteraceae genera Category:Vernonieae Category:Endemic flora of Madagascar Category:Taxa named by Henri Cassini
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