8865.000 Grangea Adans.

Wild, H. (1975) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) 1-72

Description of the genus

Suberect or prostrate, annual herbs. Leaves alternate, pinnatifid. Capitula terminal, leaf-opposed or 3-6 together in terminal corymbs, heterogamous, disciform; outer florets female; disk florets bisexual. Phyllaries subequal, 1-2-seriate; margin of inner phyllaries membranous. Corolla yellow; lobes of bisexual disk florets very spreading and rotate. Achenes with or without a cartilaginous apex, sometimes constricted between achene and apex. Pappus of numerous, minute, scale-like teeth.

Worldwide: 10 species in tropical and warm parts of Africa, Madagascar and Asia.

Burundi: 2 taxa.

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jeffreyana Fayed
maderaspatana (L.) Poir.Description, Image

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Wikipedia: Grangea



Flora of Burundi: Genus page: Grangea.
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