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8541.000 Cephalaria
Description of the genus
Inflorescence of terminal capitula with (1-)2 rows of involucral bracts, these scarious or pubescent, usually obtuse. Receptacular scales obtuse, acuminate, scarious. Involucel 4-angled, furrowed, crowned (in ours) by a membranous corona. Calyx ± lobed, without persistent bristles. Corolla of 4 lobes, those of the outer flowers often larger than the inner. Worldwide: c. 65 species extending from the Mediterranean to C Asia, Ethiopia and southern Africa Zambia: 4 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| goetzei Engl. | S | S | |
| integrifolia Napper | E | E | Description, Image |
| katangensis Napper | N,W,C | N,C | |
| pungens Szabó | N,W,C | N,C | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Cephalaria:
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Flora of Malawi: CephalariaFlora of Mozambique: Cephalaria
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cephalaria
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CephalariaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cephalaria
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cephalaria
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cephalaria
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cephalaria
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cephalaria
JSTOR Plant Science: Cephalaria
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cephalaria
Plants of the World Online: Cephalaria
Tropicos: Cephalaria
Wikipedia: Cephalaria
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