Senecio milanjianus S. Moore

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Rocky seepage area below Namuli peak, Serra de Gurue

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Status:	Native
Description:	Similar to S. oxyriifolius in having fleshy, peltate leaves but differing in having ray florets which oxyriifolius does not.
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Derivation of specific name:	milanjianus: from Mt Mulanje in Malawi
Habitat:	Open grassland, forest and rocky places
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Flowering time:	Aug - Oct and throughout the year
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Malawi distribution:	S
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Literature:	Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 644 - 646. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 50. Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 897. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 28. Strugnell, A.M. (2002). Endemics of Mt. Mulanje. The endemic spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Systematics and Geography of Plants 72 Page 21. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 58.

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