8746.000 Bothriocline Oliv. ex Benth.

Wild, H. & Pope, G.V. (1977) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 7. Vernonieae (excluding Vernonia). Kirkia 10(2) 339-384

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs with indumentum of simple or ± asymmetric T-shaped hairs. Leaves opposite, alternate or opposite below and alternate above, simple. Capitula homogamous, discoid. Phyllaries unequal, increasing in size to the inside, numerous. Corolla purple or mauve. Achenes various. Pappus consisting of one series of a few caducous barbellate setae or 0.

Worldwide: 30 species occurring in tropical Africa.

Zambia: 10 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
fusca (S. Moore) M. G. Gilbert
inyangana N.E. Br. var. inyangana Description, Image
laxa N.E. Br. subsp. laxa B,N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
longipes (Oliv. & Hiern) N.E.Br.N,EDescription, Image
mbalensis (Wild & G.V.Pope) C.Jeffrey
monocephala (Hiern) Wild & G.V.PopeDescription
muschleriana Wild & G.V.Pope Description
pectinata (O.Hoffm.) Wild & G.V.PopeDescription
ripensis (Hutch.) Wild & G.V.PopeDescription
trifoliata (De Wild. & Muschl.) Wild & G.V.PopeDescription

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Flora of Burundi: Bothriocline
Flora of Malawi: Bothriocline
Flora of Mozambique: Bothriocline
Flora of Rwanda: Bothriocline
Flora of Zimbabwe: Bothriocline

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bothriocline
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Tropicos: Bothriocline
Wikipedia: Bothriocline

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Bothriocline.
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