9435.000 Hirpicium Cass.

Rössler, H. (1975) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 5. Subtribe: Gorteriinae. Kirkia 10(1) 73-99

Description of the genus

Herbs. Leaves alternate. Capitula solitary at apex of stems and branches, heterogamous, radiate. Phyllaries connate into an obconic (in ours) involucre; free parts of bracts in several series. Receptacle honeycombed. Ray and disk florets yellow. Achenes villous. Pappus scales in 2 series, or by abortion, in 1 series

Worldwide: 12 species in tropical and South Africa

Malawi: 3 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
angustifolium (O. Hoffm.) RoesslerN,CDescription, Image
antunesii (O. Hoffm.) RoesslerC
gracile (O. Hoffm.) RoesslerN,CDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Hirpicium:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Hirpicium
Flora of Caprivi: Hirpicium
Flora of Mozambique: Hirpicium
Flora of Zambia: Hirpicium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Hirpicium

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hirpicium
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hirpicium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hirpicium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hirpicium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Hirpicium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hirpicium
JSTOR Plant Science: Hirpicium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hirpicium
Plants of the World Online: Hirpicium
Tropicos: Hirpicium
Wikipedia: Hirpicium

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: Genus page: Hirpicium.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1564, retrieved 14 December 2024

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