Pluchea dioscoridis (L.) DC.

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Pluchea dioscoridis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Guluji river drift between park gate and Chipinda Pools tented camp, Gonarezhou National Park.

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Synonyms: Baccharis dioscoridis L.
Common names:
Frequency: Frequent
Status: Native
Description:
Much-branched, shrub-like, aromatic perennial, up to 2.5 m. Branches viscid-glandular when young. Leaves narrowly elliptic to narrowly obovate-oblong; margins entire or minutely serrulate. Inflorescences terminal, much-branched with dense glandular hairs on the branches. Capitula purple.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: dioscoridis: named after the ancient Greek physician, Pedacius Dioscorides
Habitat: In moist places, usually in sandy ground near rivers.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:Jun - Aug
Worldwide distribution: From Egypt through the eastern side of Africa as far as Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,C,E,S
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Saturday 3 March 2012
Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 1024. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 29.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 278.

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 27.

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

Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 666 - 667. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 37.

Wild, H. (1968-9). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 2. Inuleae (in part). Kirkia 7(1) Page 133.


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Pluchea dioscoridis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=159160, retrieved 1 December 2024

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