Lepidaploa is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to tropical parts of the Western Hemisphere. It is a relatively large genus, formerly subsumed in the genus Vernonia. Species * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lepidaploa violiceps * * *