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Synonyms: |
Senecio chlorocephalus Muschl. Senecio hochstetteri Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich. var. radiatus Chiov. Senecio lugardae Bullock Senecio polygonoides Muschl. Senecio rusisiensis R.E.Fr. Senecio tongoensis De Wild. Senecio tshitirungensis De Wild. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
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Type location: |
Ethiopia |
Notes: | Specimens of this species were previously often identified as Senecio variabilis a very similar taxon from South Africa. If future research would prove these two taxa conspecific the name S. variabilis would be the older and correct name. |
Derivation of specific name: | hochstetteri: named after Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787-1860), German Protestant minister, botanist, plant and collector. |
Habitat: | In open woodland and grassland on sandy soils. |
Altitude range: | Up to 1000 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | From Sierra Leone to Cameroon, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Friday 24 January 2020 |
Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 666. 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. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 50. As Senecio chlorocephalus and S. variabilis Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32. Possibly as Senecio variabilis? Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Page 903. 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. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89. as Senecio variabilis |
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