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Synonyms: |
Crassocephalum bojeri (DC.) Robyns Senecio subscandens Hochst. |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Local |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Liane or climbing shrub. Branchlets without conspicuous leaf scars. Leaves: lamina 8-14 × 4-8 cm, pinnatifid, glaucous, fleshy, base amplexicaul; margin with 1-4 large runcinate irregularly-arranged teeth on each side of the lamina. Capitula compact, tubular, in many rounded clusters. Florets yellow. |
Notes: | This species in leaf resembles certain members of the tribe Lactuceae but differs in having a watery, not a milky sap. |
Derivation of specific name: | angulatus: angled probably referring to the sharply angled lobes on the leaves. |
Habitat: | Usually scrambling in vegetation by rivers and streams or in woodland on termite mounds. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1160 - 1520 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa, Madagascar and Comoro Islands. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
Growth form(s): | Climber, liane. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 216. (Includes a picture). Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 676 - 677. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 51. 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 35. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 428 - 429. (Includes a picture). Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 922. 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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 33. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 330 - 331. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 58. |
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