Kippistia

Kippistia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Brachyscominae
Genus: Kippistia
F.Muell. 1858 not Miers 1872 (Celastraceae)
Species:
K. suaedifolia
Binomial name
Kippistia suaedifolia
Map showing the distribution of Kippistia suaedifolia across the Australian continent (Atlas of Living Australia, 2023).
Synonyms
  • Minuria suaedifolia (F.Muell.) Bailey
  • Theropogon suaedifolia (F.Muell.) Kuntze

Kippistia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The name commemorates Richard Kippist, librarian to the Linnean Society.

There is only one known species, Kippistia suaedifolia, native to Australia. It is found in every state and territory in the country except Tasmania.