Welwitschiella O. Hoffm.

Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10

Pope, G.V. (1975) The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 6. Helenieae. Kirkia 10(1) 101-121

Description of the genus

Perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, simple. Capitula disciform, paniculate. Involucral bracts in 4 or 5 rows. Receptacle honeycombed with toothed margins to the pits. Florets 4-lobed, yellow. Pappus of 2-5 irregularly toothed scales.

Worldwide: Monotypic in Angola and Zambia.

Zambia: 1 taxon.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Welwitschiella
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Welwitschiella
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Welwitschiella
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Welwitschiella
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iNaturalist: Welwitschiella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Welwitschiella
JSTOR Plant Science: Welwitschiella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Welwitschiella
Plants of the World Online: Welwitschiella
Tropicos: Welwitschiella
Wikipedia: Welwitschiella

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Welwitschiella.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1927, retrieved 21 December 2024

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