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Hilliard, O.M. (1983) Asteraceae, Inuleae, Gnaphaliinae Flora of Southern Africa 33-7-2
Wild, H. (Undated, c. 1980?) A draft revision of Helichrysum Mill. for Flora Zambesiaca Unpublished ms.
Herbs, suffrutices or shrubs, usually woolly or cobwebby and often glandular. Leaves alternate, entire. Capitula in terminal ± flat-topped corymbs or solitary. Phyllaries in few to many series, white, yellow, straw-coloured, pink or red (everlasting). Receptacle smooth, honeycombed or minutely fimbriate. Receptacular scales rarely present. Marginal florets female, central bisexual. Achenes usually glabrous. Pappus generally 1-seriate. Derivation of name: Greek for sun and gold, referring to the flower heads. Worldwide: c. 600 species in warm regions of the Old Word, especially southern Africa Burundi: 19 taxa. |
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| Species | Content | |
| buchananii Engl. | Description, Image | |
| ellipticifolium Moeser | ||
| foetidum (L.) Cass. | ||
| forskahlii (J.F. Gmel.) Hilliard & B.L. Burtt | Description, Image | |
| globosum Sch. Bip. | ||
| helvolum Moeser | ||
| keilii Moeser | ||
| kirkii Oliv. & Hiern[Agg] | ||
| longiramum Moeser | Description, Image | |
| maranguense O.Hoffm. | ||
| mechowianum Klatt[Agg] | ||
| nitens Oliv. & Hiern subsp. robynsii (De Wild.) Lisowski | ||
| nudifolium (L.) Less.[Agg] | ||
| odoratissimum (L.) Sweet | Description, Image | |
| panduratum O.Hoffm. ex De Wild. & T.Durand[Agg] | ||
| quartinianum A.Rich. | ||
| schimperi (Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich.) Moeser | Description, Image | |
| setosum Harv. | Image | |
| tillandsiifolium O. Hoffm. | Description, Image |
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