Geigeria burkei Harv.
subsp. burkei
var. zeyheri (Harv.) Merxm.

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Geigeria burkei subsp. burkei var. zeyheri

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River

Geigeria burkei subsp. burkei var. zeyheri

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River

Geigeria burkei subsp. burkei var. zeyheri

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River

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Synonyms: Geigeria protensa Harv. var. pubigera S. Moore
Geigeria zeyheri Harv.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Erect perennial herb, up to 40 cm tall. Stems simple or branched, purplish. Leaves alternate, linear-oblanceolate, up to 7 × 0.3cm; margins entire or slightly toothed, often rolled under. Capitula solitary at the ends or in the forks of branches, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, bright yellow. Involucral bracts c. 5-seriate; outer short, ovate, inner up to 9 mm long, linear. Ligules on ray-florets narrowly oblong, very shortly 3-dentate at the apex.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: burkei: named after Josheph Burke (1812-1873), Botanical and zoological collector, who worked for Lord Delby.
Habitat: In grassland or open deciduous woodland, mostly in sandy soils.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:Dec - Jun
Worldwide distribution: Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal.
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,S
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Literature:

Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 137. (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 25. as Geigeria burkei subsp. burkei var. burkei

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 34.


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Flora of Botswana: Geigeria burkei subsp. burkei var. zeyheri
Flora of Mozambique: Geigeria burkei subsp. burkei var. zeyheri

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Geigeria burkei
African Plant Database: Geigeria burkei
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Geigeria burkei
JSTOR Plant Science: Geigeria burkei
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Geigeria burkei
Plants of the World Online: Geigeria burkei
Tropicos: Geigeria burkei
Wikipedia: Geigeria burkei


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: Geigeria burkei subsp. burkei var. zeyheri.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=160130, retrieved 29 March 2024

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