Senecio ruwenzoriensis
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Nr summit, Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Nr summit, Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Senecio othonniformis Fourcade Senecio paucifolius DC. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial, 30-100 cm. Stems glabrous. Leaves 3-5 × 1.5-2.5 cm, elliptic or oblong, sessile, slightly succulent, glaucous; apex acute to rounded, sometimes shortly apiculate; margin entire or with 1-2 shallow teeth. Inflorescence of few-fld lax corymbs. Capitula 10-11 mm. Phyllaries 14-16, 5-7 mm. Rays present, yellow. Ovary glabrous. |
| Type location: |
Uganda |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ruwenzoriensis: of the Ruwenzori Mts, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | In vleis and damp places, often in shallow soil over rocks. |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria to Sudan and southwards through East Africa to South Africa |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 643 - 645. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 105. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32. 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 34. Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 53 - 54. 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. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 71. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 33. 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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