Huberopappus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.

[2] The genus name of Huberopappus is in honour of Otto Huber (b.

1944), an Italian ecologist known for his work on the botany, phytogeography and conservation of the neotropics.

[3] The Latin specific epithet of maigualidae refers to Sierra de Maigualida in Guiana Shield, southern Venezuela.

[4] Both species and genus were first described and published in 1992.