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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Species	FZ divisions	Content
emilioides C. jeffrey	S
inyangana N.E. Br. var. inyangana		Description, Image
laxa N.E. Br. subsp. laxa		Description, Image
longipes (Oliv. & Hiern) N.E.Br.	N,C,S	Description, 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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