''Syncalathium'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of Chinese plants in the tribe

Cichorieae The Cichorieae (also called Lactuceae) are a tribe in the plant family Asteraceae that includes 93 genera, more than 1,600 sexually reproductive species and more than 7,000 apomictic species. They are found primarily in temperate regions of the E ...

within the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

.Flora of China, Vol. 20-21 Page 339 合头菊属 he tou ju shu ''Syncalathium'' Lipschitz in Sočava, Akad. Sukacevu 75-letiju So Dnja Rozhd. 358. 1956
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Species

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accepted the following species: * '' Syncalathium chrysocephala'' (C.Shih) S.W.Liu –

Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...

* '' Syncalathium disciforme'' (Mattf.) Y.Ling –

Gansu Gansu is a provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan Plateau, Ti ...

, Qinghai,

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

* '' Syncalathium kawaguchii'' (Kitam.) Y.Ling – Qinghai, Tibet * '' Syncalathium orbiculariforme'' C.Shih – Tibet, Sichuan,

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

* '' Syncalathium porphyreum'' (C.Marquand & Airy Shaw) Y.Ling – Qinghai, Tibet * '' Syncalathium roseum'' Ling – Tibet Former species include: * ''Syncalathium souliei = Melanoseris souliei'' (Franch.) N.Kilian

References

Cichorieae Asteraceae genera Endemic flora of China {{Cichorieae-stub