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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Similar to S. oxyriifolius in having fleshy, peltate leaves but differing in having ray florets which oxyriifolius does not. |
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Derivation of specific name: | milanjianus: from Mt Mulanje in Malawi |
Habitat: | Open grassland, forest and rocky places |
Altitude range: (metres) | 430 - 1860 m |
Flowering time: | Aug - Oct and throughout the year |
Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 16 June 2012 |
Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 644 - 646. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 50. Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 897. 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. Strugnell, A.M. (2002). Endemics of Mt. Mulanje. The endemic spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Systematics and Geography of Plants 72 Page 21. 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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