8816.010 Stomatanthes R.M. King & H. Rob.

Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005) Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs. Leaves alternate. Capitula discoid with few (4-5) florets per capitulum. Phyllaries many. Receptacle glabrous. Corolla white. Achenes 5-8-ribbed, usually bristly and glandular. Pappus of persistent scabrid bristles.

Worldwide: 12 species in Brazil, Uruguay and tropical Africa

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
africanus (Oliv. & Hiern) R.M. King & H. Rob.	N,C,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Mozambique: Stomatanthes
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Wikipedia: Stomatanthes
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stomatanthes
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Stomatanthes

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: Stomatanthes.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1469, retrieved 26 March 2023

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