Two new species of the genus Anisopappus Hook. & Arn. (Asteraceae) are described A. athanasioides Paiva & Ortiz, from Angola, and A. pseudopinnatifidus Ortiz & Paiva, from Namibia. The morphological variability of the A. chinensia-A. africanus complex is studied and two new combinations are proposed: A. chinensis subsp. africanus (Hook. fil.) Ortiz & Paiva and A. chinensis subsp. lobatus (Wild) Ortiz & Paiva.