Philactis

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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Philactis is a genus of Mexican plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.Schrader, Heinrich Adolph. 1831. Index Seminum Horti Academici Gottingensis 1831: 4[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40006588 Tropicos, Philactis Schrad.]Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Asteraceae. 5(2): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F...

; Species

• Philactis fayi A.M.Torres - Michoacán
• Philactis nelsonii (Greenm.) S.F.Blake - Chiapas, Oaxaca
• Philactis zinnioides Schrad. - Chiapas, Oaxaca, Michoacán, Hidalgo

; formerly included[http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameSearch&searchText=Philactis&searchField=NameFull Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141229151420/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=NameSearch&searchText=Philactis&searchField=NameFull |date=2014-12-29 }}

see Heliopsis

• Philactis longipes A.Gray - Heliopsis longipes (A.Gray) S.F.Blake