Stifftia chrysantha Mikan, a shrub about 2.5 m tall, is characterized by presenting large, solitary, 30-40-flowered heads, bell-shaped involucre, and individual flowers surrounded by a dark red pappus. The heads contrast in color with the green foliage, rendering the plant very useful for ornamental purposes. A plant was found which presented all the characteristics of Stifftia chrysantha except for the pappus which was of a bright orange-yellowish color. The late botanist J. F. Toledo considered this plant as a new variety and proposed the name Stijjtia chrysantha Mikan var. flavicans, stating : "A specie typica recedit, pappis coloratione splendide flavicanti". His unexpected death prevented him from publishing a complete description of the new variety. This is now being done as a posthumous tribute to him.