8925.000 Nidorella Cass.

Wild, H. (1975) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) 1-72

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate. Capitula numerous, usually in dense terminal, subspherical corymbs. Capitula hemispheric, heterogamous; disciform or radiate. Phyllaries 1-3-seriate, subequal. Florets yellow, ray florets possessing very short rays. Achenes obovoid or ellipsoid, pubescent and often glandular. Setae of pappus barbellate.

Worldwide: 13 species, tropical and southern Africa.

Malawi: 8 taxa.

Nidorella spartioides

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
aegyptiaca (L.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattN,C,SDescription, Image
attenuata (DC.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattN,C,SDescription, Image
auriculata DC. subsp. auriculata N,C,SDescription, Image
resedifolia DC. subsp. microcephala (Steetz) WildC,SDescription, Image
resedifolia DC. subsp. resedifolia N,CDescription, Image
spartioides (O. Hoffm.) CronquistN,C,SDescription, Image
umbrosa Wild[End]S
welwitschii S. MooreNDescription, Image

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Nidorella
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Nidorella

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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Nidorella
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Nidorella
Plants of the World Online: Nidorella
Tropicos: Nidorella
Wikipedia: Nidorella

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Nidorella.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1479, retrieved 29 March 2024

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