See text Brachylaena is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae.

Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.

One of these, Brachylaena merana of Madagascar, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters).

[4] and Brachylaena huillensis of East Africa is of similar height.

They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals.