Medranoa

Medranoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Medranoa
Urbatsch & R.P.Roberts
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Chihuahuana Urbatsch & R.P.Roberts
  • Neonesomia Urbatsch & R.P.Roberts
  • Xylovirgata Urbatsch & R.P.Roberts

Medranoa is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to northeastern Mexico and Texas. The genus was established in 2004, initially with a single species. It was expanded to five species in 2007, incorporating species formerly placed in Xylothamia, and then in Chihuahuana, Neonesomia, and Xylovirgata.