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8541.000 Cephalaria
Description of the genus
Inflorescence of terminal capitula with (1-)2 rows of involucral bracts, these scarious or pubescent, usually obtuse. Receptacular scales obtuse, acuminate, scarious. Involucel 4-angled, furrowed, crowned (in ours) by a membranous corona. Calyx ± lobed, without persistent bristles. Corolla of 4 lobes, those of the outer flowers often larger than the inner. Worldwide: c. 65 species extending from the Mediterranean to C Asia, Ethiopia and southern Africa Malawi: 3 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| goetzei Engl. | C | |
| integrifolia Napper | N | Description, Image |
| pungens Szabó | N,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Cephalaria
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): CephalariaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Cephalaria
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cephalaria
Wikipedia: Cephalaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cephalaria
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cephalaria
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