Phaneroglossa

Subshrubs. Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate or oblanceolate, sessile with half-clasping base, coriaceous, with entire to denticulate and often somewhat revolute margins. Capitula radiate, solitary, on long peduncles. Involucre broadly cup-shaped, ecalyculate; involucral bracts +/- 11-15, in 1 row, basally connate, lanceolate, coriaceous, with distinct subscarious margins. Receptacle flat and wide, glabrous, smooth, punctate, epaleate. Rayflorets female, 5-8; tube cylindrical, with few to many gland-tipped hairs; lamina elliptic-oblong, apically trifid, white or cream-coloured. Style branches glabrous, apically tipped with conical obtuse appendage. Cypselas oblong, with 5 or 6 obliquely curved, wing-like ridges, dark brown to black, glabrous. Pappus bristles in many rows, white, barbellate, caducous. Discflorets bisexual, many; corolla tubular, apically 5-lobed; lobes ovate, apically papillate. Anthers ecalcarate, caudate, bases auriculate; apical appendage ovate, large; endothecial tissue radial. Style branches with continuous stigmatic surfaces, apically distinctly conical-convex, outside surface papillate towards apex. Cypselas narrowly oblong, with 5 obliquely curved, wing-like ridges, brown, densely hirsute on ridges with mucilaginous hairs. Pappus bristles in many rows, white, barbellate, persistent.