Microglossa pyrrhopappa (A.Rich.) Agnew

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Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park

Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park

Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park

Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park

Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along northern loop, Nyika National Park

Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along northern loop, Nyika National Park

Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along northern loop, Nyika National Park

Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along northern loop, Nyika National Park

Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along northern loop, Nyika National Park

Microglossa pyrrhopappa

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along northern loop, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms: Conyza pyrrhopappa Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
Erigeron pyrrhopappus (Schultz Bip. ex A. Rich.) Schultz Bip. ex Schweinf.
Marsea pyrrhopappa (Schultz Bip. ex A. Rich.) Hiern
Microglossa angolensis Oliv. & Hiern
Microglossa oblongifolia O. Hoffm.
Pluchea crenata Quézel
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Status: Native
Description:
Robust erect perennial shrubby herb, up to 2m tall; stems ribbed, more or less densely hairy or velvety. Leaves sessile or very shortly pseudopetiolate, more or less narrowly elliptic, lanceolate or oblanceolate, upto 9 cm long, tapering at the base into a very short, narrowly winged pseudopetiole,variously hairy on both surfaces; margin slightly rolled under, entire or with a few callose-tipped teeth. Inflorescences in large branched heads up to 20 cm in diameter. Capitula numerous, broadly funnel-shaped, c. 5-6 mm long and 6-8 mm wide. Florets yellow with rays often paler yellow to almost white, strap-shaped, up to 2.9 mm long.
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Habitat: In grassland, woodland and at forest margins, often in moist places.
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, Nigeria, Cameroon, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. Also in Egypt and Yemen.
Malawi distribution: N,S
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Content last updated: Thursday 27 September 2018
Literature:

Beentje, H.J. (ed.) (2002). Compositae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 499 - 500. As Conyza pyrrhopappa

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 87. As Conyza pyrrhopappa

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 29. As Conyza pyrrhopappa

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 52. As Conyza pyrrhopappa

Wild, H. (1975). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) Pages 47 - 48. As Conyza pyrrhopappa

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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: Species information: Microglossa pyrrhopappa.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=203830, retrieved 19 March 2024

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