Shafera is a monotypic genus of plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.

[1][2] The only known species is Shafera platyphylla, which is native to Cuba.

[3][4] The genus name of Shafera is in honour of John Adolph Shafer (1863–1918), an American botanist.

[5] The Latin specific epithet of platyphylla is a compound word, with 'platy-' derived from Greek word (platús) meaning flat and broad, and also '-phylla' meaning leaf.

[6] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Publ.