''Dichrocephala'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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, native to tropical

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and southern

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. ; Species * '' Dichrocephala benthamii'' C.B.Clarke - China, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina * '' Dichrocephala chrysanthemifolia'' (Blume) DC. - tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent, Tibet, southwestern China, Indochina, Japan, Java, Philippines * '' Dichrocephala gossypina'' Baker - MadagascarBaker, J.G. 1889. Further contributions to the flora of Madagascar. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 25: 294–350
/ref> * '' Dichrocephala integrifolia'' (L.f.) Kuntze - tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, some Pacific Islands including Hawaii

References

Astereae Asteraceae genera {{Astereae-stub