8746.000 Bothriocline Oliv. ex Benth.

Wild, H. & Pope, G.V. (1977) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 7. Vernonieae (excluding Vernonia). Kirkia 10(2) 339-384

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs with indumentum of simple or ± asymmetric T-shaped hairs. Leaves opposite, alternate or opposite below and alternate above, simple. Capitula homogamous, discoid. Phyllaries unequal, increasing in size to the inside, numerous. Corolla purple or mauve. Achenes various. Pappus consisting of one series of a few caducous barbellate setae or 0.

Worldwide: 30 species occurring in tropical Africa.

Malawi: 8 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
emilioides C. jeffreyS
inyangana N.E. Br. var. inyangana Description, Image
laxa N.E. Br. subsp. laxa Description, Image
longipes (Oliv. & Hiern) N.E.Br.N,C,SDescription, Image
milanjiensis (S. Moore) Wild & G.V. Pope[End]S
pectinata (O.Hoffm.) Wild & G.V.Pope
ripensis (Hutch.) Wild & G.V.Pope
trifoliata (De Wild. & Muschl.) Wild & G.V.Pope

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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Bothriocline
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Wikipedia: Bothriocline
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bothriocline
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bothriocline

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Bothriocline.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1463, retrieved 29 March 2023

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