Caesulia Roxb.

Herbs. Leaves alternate, lanceolate, serrulate. Heads homogamous, not rayed, in sessile, axillary, involucrate clusters. All florets bisexual, fertile. Involucral bracts 2, large, membranous, opposite, keeled or winged at length including the achenes. Receptacle with lanceolate, stramineous paleae; paleae glabrous. Corolla tubular, deeply 5-lobed; lobes linear. Anther base sagittate; tails of a bundle of fine hairs. Style arms short, linear-cuneate, subtruncate. Achenes included in the laterally compressed bracts, obovoid, winged on each side, sparsely hairy. Pappus of 2, ovate scales above the wings.

A monotypic genus of the Indian subcontinent.

List of Lower Taxa