Centaurea praecox Oliv. & Hiern

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Centaurea praecox

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Serenje, Chibobo

Centaurea praecox

Photo: Mike Bingham
Mpika District, Mwaleshi bridge

Centaurea praecox

Photo: Mike Bingham
Mpika District, Mwaleshi bridge

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Status: Native
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A low growing herb with stems arising from a large branched, soft-woody rootstock. Leaves subsessile, mostly 3-4 × 0.5-1.4 cm. Capitula appearing before or with the new foliage, 1-many, borne just above ground level, solitary and terminal on short stalks.
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Worldwide distribution: Zambia, D. R. Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe; widespread in West and East Africa.
Malawi distribution: N,C
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Literature:

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 24.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32

Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 54 - 55. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Centaurea praecox
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Flora of Zambia: Centaurea praecox
Flora of Zimbabwe: Centaurea praecox

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Centaurea praecox
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JSTOR Plant Science: Centaurea praecox
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Centaurea praecox
Plants of the World Online: Centaurea praecox
Tropicos: Centaurea praecox
Wikipedia: Centaurea praecox


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: Species information: Centaurea praecox.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161860, retrieved 28 March 2024

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