Herbs. Leaves alternate, sometimes radical. Capitula pedunculate, in loose cymes or solitary, homogamous, discoid or radiate. Calyculus 0. Phyllaries in 1 series. Receptacle without scales. Flowers bisexual. Style branches with an acute appendage. Pappus of copious fine white soft setae. Worldwide: 100 species in the Old World tropics (3 species now pantropical weeds) Burundi: 12 taxa. |
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| Species | Content | |
| abyssinica (Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.) C.Jeffrey [Agg] | ||
| caespitosa Oliv. | ||
| coccinea (Sims) G. Don | Description, Image | |
| debilis S.Moore | ||
| discifolia (Oliv.) C. Jeffrey | Description, Image | |
| jeffreyana Lisowski | ||
| juncea Robyns | ||
| libeniana Lisowski | ||
| pseudactis C.Jeffrey | ||
| subscaposa Lisowski | ||
| tessmannii (Mattf.) C.Jeffrey | ||
| violacea Cronquist |