Oocephala

Oocephala is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Africa. The name means "egghead", referring to the egg-shaped Glossary of [botanical terms#capitulum|capitulum], which distinguishes the genus from its close relative Polydora. Some species were formerly placed in the genus Vernonia.

Species

, Plants of [the World Online] recognises the following species.

Oocephala agrianthoides
Oocephala centauroides
Oocephala staehelinoides
Oocephala stenocephala

In 1999, Robinson described two Oocephala species: O. agrianthoides and O. stenocephala. In 2014, Robinson and John [Jerome Skvarla|Skvarla] added two more species: O. centauroides and O. staehelinoides.