Anisopappus paucidentatus Wild

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Anisopappus paucidentatus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hillside above Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts

Anisopappus paucidentatus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hillside above Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts

Anisopappus paucidentatus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hillside above Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts

Anisopappus paucidentatus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hillside above Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts

Anisopappus paucidentatus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hillside above Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts

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Synonyms: Anisopappus chinensis Hook. & Arn. subsp. paucidentatus (Wild) S.Ortiz, Paiva & Rodr.OubiƱa
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb up to c. 60 cm high. Leaves alternate, ovate to obovate, up to c. 2 cm long; margin 3-crenate on each side; petiole up to 1.1 cm long, pubescent. Capitula solitary on pubescent peduncles up to 11 cm long. Involucre 3-seriate; bracts narrowly oblong-elliptic, c. 6 mm long. Florets yellow with rays c. 10 mm long, 3-toothed at the apex. Achenes subcylindric, pubescent, c. 1.5 mm long.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: paucidentatus: poorly toothed; with few teeth.
Habitat: Among quartzite sandstone rocks.
Altitude range: (metres) Above 1650 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Only known from the Chimanimani Mts in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution: E
Growth form(s):
Endemic status: Near Endemic
Red data list status: Lower Risk - near threatened
Insects associated with this species:
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Images last updated: Saturday 18 December 2021
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6.

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 29.

Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 80.

Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 172. As Anisopappus chinensis subsp. paucidentatus

Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 133. As Anisopappus chinensis subsp. paucidentatus

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 23.

Wild, H. (1963). A Revision of the Genus Anisopappus Hook. & Arn. (Compositae) Kirkia 4 Pages 55 - 56. Protologue

Wild, H. (1964). The endemic species of the Chimanimani Mountains and their significance Kirkia 4 Page 154.

Wild, H. (1980). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area, 12. Inuleae (continued). Kirkia 12(1) Page 84.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88.


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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: Anisopappus paucidentatus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=160250, retrieved 28 March 2024

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