kingdom: Plantae >
subkingdom: Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown >
phylum: Tracheophyta >
class: Magnoliopsida >
order: Asterales >
family: Asteraceae Dumort. >
subfamily: Asteroideae (Cass.) Lindl. >
genus: Curio P. V. Heath >
South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)