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Synonyms: |
Bidens proxila S. Moore Bidens punctata Sherff Bidens schimperi Sch. Bip. var. punctata (S. Moore) Sherff Bidens schimperi Sch. Bip. var. leptocera Sherff Bidens schimperi Sch. Bip. var. leiocera Sherff Bidens schimperi Sch. Bip. var. brachycera Sherff |
Common names: | Mnondo bur-marigold (English) |
Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Annual herb to 1.5 m. Stems ribbed, often purplish more or less densely covered with long spreading hairs. Leaves opposite, deeply pinnately divided with lobes elliptic-oblong, often more or less deeply lobed again, particularly on the lower leaves. Capitula golden-yellow, on peduncles up to 15 cm long. Outer involucral bracts 5-10, linear spathulate, 0.4-1.8 cm long, more or less hairy; inner bracts as long or slightly longer, ovate-oblong Rays 5-8, up to 2 cm, yellow. Aristae of achenes retrorsely barbed. |
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Derivation of specific name: | schimperi: named after Wilhelm Schimper, explorer and collector, particularly in Ethiopia. |
Habitat: | Woodland, grassland, sometimes a weed of disturbed places |
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Worldwide distribution: | From Ethiopia to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and West to Angola and Namibia. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Thursday 1 October 2015 |
Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 803 - 804. Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 84. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo 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. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 206. (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 23. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 28. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 139, plates 180 & 181 Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 31. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 198. Wild, H. (1967). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) Pages 23 - 24. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88. |
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