Soaresia is a genus of plants in the tribe VernonieaeDr. Sterling C. Keeley, University of Hawai`i, Vernonieae- The Evil Tribe belonging to the family Asteraceae.Schultz, Carl Heinrich Bipontinus. 1863. Jahresbericht der Pollichia 20–21Tropicos, Soaresia Sch. Bip. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Soaresia velutina, which is native to Brazil (Rondônia, Minas Gerais, D.F., Goiás, Mato Grosso).
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