9401.000 Lopholaena DC.

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs or shrublets. Leaves alternate, ± sessile, frequently glaucous, often amplexicaul and decurrent. Capitula homogamous, discoid, solitary, clustered or paniculate. Phyllaries in 1 series. Receptacle flat, alveolate, with margins of alveoli raised. Flowers with 5 triangular lobes. Style terete. Pappus in 2-3 series of slender bristles.

Derivation of name: lophos - crest; chlaina - cloak, referring to the shape of the floral bracts

Worldwide: 19 species in tropical and S Africa

Lopholaena coriifolia

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SpeciesLinks to mapsFZ divisionsContent
brickellioides S. MooreEDescription, Image
coriifolia (Sond.) E. Phillips & C. A. Sm.W,C,SDescription, Image
sp.no.1 (Phipps 646)E

Other sources of information about Lopholaena:

Flora of Mozambique: Lopholaena
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Lopholaena
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Lopholaena
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Lopholaena
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lopholaena
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Lopholaena

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Lopholaena.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1547, retrieved 23 May 2013

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