A New Monotypic Genus of the Compositae-Astereae from the Cape Province, South Africa

Abstract

The new genus Roodebergia B. Nord. (Compositae-Astereae) is described from the Cape Province, South Africa, with a single species, R. kitamurana B. Nord. sp. nov. The closest affinities may be with Felicia Cass. and other African members of the Amellus Group.