Kleinia schweinfurthii (Oliv. & Hiern) A. Berger

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Synonyms: Notonia dalzielii Hutch.
Notonia schweinfurthii Oliv. & Hiern
Notoniopsis schweinfurthii (Oliv. & Hiern) B. Nord
Senecio ballyi G.D. Rowley
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Sudan
Notes: Only known in Malawi from 2 collections.
Derivation of specific name: schweinfurthii: after Dr Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), German botanical collector and taxonomist.
Habitat: Bushland and grassland.
Altitude range: (metres) 200 - 900 m
Flowering time:Sep - Jan
Worldwide distribution: Nigeria, Sudan-South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi.
FZ divisions: S
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Literature:

Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 687.

Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 79 - 80.

Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 926.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Kleinia schweinfurthii
African Plant Database: Kleinia schweinfurthii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Kleinia schweinfurthii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Kleinia schweinfurthii
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JSTOR Plant Science: Kleinia schweinfurthii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Kleinia schweinfurthii
Plants of the World Online: Kleinia schweinfurthii
Tropicos: Kleinia schweinfurthii
Wikipedia: Kleinia schweinfurthii


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Kleinia schweinfurthii.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=227850, retrieved 4 July 2026

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