Kleinia fulgens Hook. f.

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Echo Cave, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Synonyms:	Senecio fulgens (Hook. f.) G. Nicholson
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Status:	Native
Description:	Erect or decumbent, succulent perennial herb. Stems up to 60 cm long, fleshy, branching near the base. Leaves mostly near the base of the plant, sessile, claping the stem, ovate, up to 15 x 5 cm , grey-green, often with purple mottling on the edges and nrar the base; margin entire or coarsely toothed or lobed. Capitula 1-few at the ends og branches, solitary on long fleshy peduncles ; florets orange to scarlet; ray florets absent.
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Derivation of specific name:	fulgens: brilliant, shining.
Habitat:	On rocky slopes
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Flowering time:	May - Jul
Worldwide distribution:	Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,C,E,S
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Content last updated:	Saturday 9 June 2012
Literature:	Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 32. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 430 - 431. (Includes a picture). 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 26. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 31. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 82 - 83. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Mozambique: Kleinia fulgens
African Plant Database: Kleinia fulgens
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Kleinia fulgens
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Kleinia fulgens
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Kleinia fulgens
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Kleinia fulgens
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West African Plants database: Kleinia fulgens