Vicoa, Cassini, 1829

Nandikar, Mayur D. & Sardesai, Milind M., 2021, Vicoa sahyadrica (Asteraceae), a new species from Western India with a note on Dalzell’s Vicoa cernua and Heracleum grandiflorum, Phytotaxa 514 (3), pp. 275-286 : 280

Key to the genus Vicoa in India

1. Leaves auriculate, leathery; pappus absent in the disc-florets ......................................................................................... Vicoa indica

- Proximal leaves attenuate and petiolate, distal leaves often auriculate; pappus present in the disc-florets.......................................2

2. Capitula cupuliform to tubular, 4–5 × 4 mm with 6–12(–14) pappus of bristles; rays inconspicuous (1–2 mm) ............................... .................................................................................................................................................................................. Vicoa sahyadrica

- Capitula flat, 4–6 × 8–10 mm with 1–4(–5) pappus of bristles; rays distinct (8–10 mm) .............................................. Vicoa cernua