Senecio hochstetteri
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Nr Haka Gate, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Nr Haka Gate, Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr Haka Gate, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Senecio chlorocephalus Muschl. Senecio greenwayi C. jeffrey Senecio hochstetteri Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich. var. radiatus Chiov. Senecio lugardae Bullock Senecio polygonoides Muschl. Senecio rusisiensis R.E.Fr. Senecio tongoensis De Wild. Senecio tshitirungensis De Wild. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb up to 1.20 m high, sticky glandular. Leaves concentrated near the base, getting smaller higher up the stems; margins crenate, wavy. Flower heads white, cream or pale yellow, without ray-florets. |
| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
| Notes: | Specimens of this species were previously often identified as Senecio variabilis a very similar taxon from South Africa. If future research would prove these two taxa conspecific the name S. variabilis would be the older and correct name. |
| Derivation of specific name: | hochstetteri: named after Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787-1860), German Protestant minister, botanist, plant and collector. |
| Habitat: | In open woodland and grassland on sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Above 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Sierra Leone to Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | N,C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 22 April 2007 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 666 - 667. also as S. greenwayi Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 105. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 50. As Senecio chlorocephalus and S. variabilis Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32. Possibly as Senecio variabilis? Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 37 - 39. (Includes a picture). Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 903. also as S. greenwayi 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. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 71. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89. as Senecio variabilis |
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